Printmaking

Adding Carvable Patterns to Positive Space. Before transferring design to linoleum, students will enhance the positive space of their Notan collage by adding carvable patterns.

Use your practice board to help pick patterns you know you can and like to carve.

Translate a well-composed portrait photo into a bold, high-contrast black-and-white image suitable for linoleum block printing. You will prepare your design digitally, transfer it to linoleum, and carve it using traditional printmaking techniques.

In this project, you’ll turn your signature into a bold linocut print! This exercise focuses on understanding positive and negative space and developing your carving skills. Follow the steps carefully to transfer your signature in reverse onto a linoleum block and carve away the negative space for printing.

In this project, you’ll turn your signature into a bold linocut print! This exercise focuses on understanding positive and negative space and developing your carving skills. Follow the steps carefully to transfer your signature in reverse onto a linoleum block and carve away the negative space for printing.

Begin the carving phase of your linoleum block using the Notan design you heat transferred in our last session. Focus on carefully removing all negative space while keeping your positive image intact. This is a detailed process that requires patience, precision, and safety!