Beginner to Pro: How to do Linocut 2023 [Part 1] | Dano Does Things

Welcome to part one of the Beginner to Pro Linocut series! Join me, Dano, to learn the history of linocut, to go over what tools you need as a beginner linocut artist, and to do some carving and printing practice. I'll give you the best tips for starting out with linocut, and next week we'll dive deeper into transferring images to linocut, lining up your prints, and we'll work on some beginner projects!

I'm so excited to be able to learn and grow my linocut skills along with yours!

00:00 Introduction: Hi I'm Dano!
00:29 History of linocut
01:19 Review of linocut tools
01:37 Lino cutters
02:07 Linocut ink
02:36 Ink roller / brayer
02:55 Traditional grey vs. speedy carve lino
03:09 How to do linocut
03:19 Staining the block
03:42 Holding the linocutter
04:05 Linocut carving techniques
05:12 Inking the block
06:17 Printing
06:49 Troubleshooting common issues
07:45 Outro / Next time!

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