Linocut For Artists And Designers
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Author | : Nick Morley |
Publisher | : The Crowood Press |
Total Pages | : 491 |
Release | : 2016-06-30 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1785001469 |
Linocut is used to stunning effect by artists, illustrators and designers because of its strong graphic qualities, accessibility and versatility. Whether you are printing by hand on your kitchen table or on a press in a print studio, this book gets you started and goes on to explore the myriad creative applications of linocut. It encourages you to experiment with different approaches to image making and explores new ways of thinking about how linocut can be used. Nick Morley shares his experience and specialist knowledge to make this practical guide an essential companion for everyone interested in this addictive and absorbing medium. Detailed information on which tools to buy, where to find the best materials, and how to set up your working space backed up with clear, step-by-step instructions and over 300 colour illustrations make this an essential guide to the vibrant and exciting art of linocut.
Author | : Laura Boswell |
Publisher | : The Crowood Press |
Total Pages | : 627 |
Release | : 2022-05-16 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 0719840325 |
This beautiful book reveals the astonishing flexibility and creative possibilities of the linocut printmaking technique. Written by a leading and innovative linocut printmaker, it focuses on the reduction printing technique and gives detailed, practical help to choosing and using tools and materials, plus generous creative advice on designing specifically for linocut. With over 300 lavish illustrations, it is sure to inspire every aspiring and experienced printmaker to pick up their blade and start cutting. Divided into three parts, this book introduces the reader to the infinite possibilities of working with traditional artist's lino. Explains the tools and materials you'll need, as well as vital techniques such as sharpening your tools and installing a printing press. There is instruction on how to draft a design and transfer it to lino, ready for cutting and printing. Finally, there are step-by-step sequences to eight different prints, broken down into layers and showing the build-up of colours.
Author | : Susan Yeates |
Publisher | : New Generation Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Letterpress printing |
ISBN | : 9780755213306 |
Learning Linocutis an exciting and detailed guide to the art of relief printing by exploring linocut. The book takes the reader on a comprehensive tour of the whole creative process, from generating ideas and setting up a studio space to cutting techniques, mark-making and printing a lino block. The book also covers more complex techniques for multiple-coloured linocuts including the reduction technique, the key-block system and experimental linocutting. Learning Linocutcontains plenty of easy to follow step-by-step guides (illustrated by colour photos), interesting and innovative suggestions of ways to work with lino and even useful 'tips' from the author providing extra pointers for things to try next. The linocut techniques discussed in this book can either be carried out at home or in a professional printmaking studio. Packed full of colour images Step-by-step guides to each technique Provides lists of materials and equipment needed Investigates how to generate ideas and gain inspiration for prints Information on cutting techniques, mark-making and image interpretation Explains printing and registration methods Explores multiple-coloured prints - reduction and key-block systems How to store, finish and sell linocut prints Includes a selection of interesting linocut projects Useful 'tips' from the author throughout the book Whether you are a complete beginner to art, just new to printmaking or you are an accomplished printmaker looking for some new ideas and tips, there will be something in here for you to take away. This is a must read for anyone interested in linocut printing!
Author | : George Alexander Walker |
Publisher | : Firefly Books |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 1554070457 |
A clearly written, practical and illustrated handbook to woodcut techniques and printmaking, both a how-to book and reference for printmakers, designers and collectors that includes finished examples by accomplished woodcut artists.
Author | : Elise Young |
Publisher | : Walter Foster Publishing |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2021-03-02 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1633228894 |
Learn to create unique, contemporary works of art with traditional carving tools and printmaking techniques. Step-by-step projects and creative lino prints make it fun and easy. Aspiring artists, illustrators, art students, and art hobbyists will discover how to use basic carving tools and techniques to design and create custom lino prints for distinctive works of art. Practical instruction combined with approachable step-by-step projects and inspirational imagery guide readers on an engaging, easy-to-follow exploration of block printing. Following an introduction to essential materials, such as printmaking inks, linoleum blocks, carving tools, and papers, Block Print for Beginners demonstrates how to get from uncarved block to finished print, including transferring a drawing, carving the block, working with inks, and achieving the best print results. Once comfortable with the basics, aspiring printmakers can move on to explore a series of step-by-step tutorials for creating a variety of lino prints with blocks they can use over and over again. From basic block prints to more advanced techniques, such as printing in repeated patterns and creating stationery, wrapping paper, wallpaper, and more, Block Print for Beginners provides a fresh, contemporary, and enjoyable approach to learning this time-treasured art form. The Inspired Artist series invites art hobbyists and casual art enthusiasts to have fun learning basic art concepts, relaxing into the creative process to make art in a playful, contemporary style. Also from the series, find even more artistic inspiration with: Draw Every Little Thing, Paint Every Little Thing, and Watercolor Painting at Home.
Author | : Andrea Lauren |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 2016-05-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1631591134 |
Easy to follow instructions will teach beginners and initiated artists alike how to craft their own printing blocks and patterns.
Author | : Emily Louise Howard |
Publisher | : Rockport Publishers |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 2019-02-12 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1631596152 |
Block Print Magic is an essential guide to the techniques of linoleum block printing, with step-by-step images and a gallery of finished works for inspiration and visual demonstration. Block Print Magic is the perfect reference for a wide range of printmaking enthusiasts. The easy-to-follow illustrated instruction takes printmakers through every step of the process, beginning with choosing and caring for tools and setting up a studio, through design essentials, carving techniques, and printing techniques. Those techniques include multi-block printing, reduction cuts, puzzle blocks, and rainbow-roll printing. Advanced carving techniques for creating textures, crosshatching, and three-dimensional shading will give more experienced printers the opportunity to expand and strengthen their expertise. Along with author Emily Howard's own work, the book's gallery includes interviews with and examples of work by five other contemporary artists as a means of clarifying how each technique can be used in different ways. Block Print Magic is a must-have addition to any printmaker's bookshelf.
Author | : Rosemary Simmons |
Publisher | : Alfred A. Knopf |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
The best and most complete guide to every aspect of relief printmaking for beginners, students, and professionals, this practical guide provides clear, step-by-step illustrated instructions and is the first to include a comprehensive and detailed treatment of linocutting. Over 450 photos and artworks.
Author | : Clifford S. Ackley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Cubism |
ISBN | : 9780878467242 |
Text by Clifford S. Ackley, Stephen Coppel, Thomas E. Rassieur, Samantha Rippner.
Author | : Pablo Picasso |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Linoleum block-printing |
ISBN | : |