Reductive printmaking
Reduction linocut is a technique for achieving multiple colors in a single print while only using one block. You carve one layer, print it across your edition, carve some more, print again on the same pages, and repeat as needed.Â
Reduction linocut is a technique for achieving multiple colors in a single print while only using one block. You carve one layer, print it across your edition, carve some more, print again on the same pages, and repeat as needed.Â
Layer 1
Layer 1
Carved block to the left
Carved block to the left
Print to the right
Print to the right
Layer 2
Layer 2
Carved block to the left
Carved block to the left
Print to the right
Print to the right
Layer 3
Layer 3
Carved block not shown
Carved block not shown
Print to the right
Print to the right
