Q: What is linocut?
Linocut is a relief-printing technique where you carve a design into linoleum or rubber, then ink the raised surface and press it onto paper to print the image.
MK116 - Lee Valley MIY Linocut Printmaking Kit
Relief carving is an ancient form of carving where a design is carved into a flat piece of wood. Sections of the background are carved away, revealing a pattern in the parts that remain untouched. It’s almost like drawing in reverse.
With this kit, you will practice the art of relief carving on rubber and linoleum blocks, a technique known as linocut. Since linoleum and rubber have no grain, the base skills will be easier to learn than if you use wood. You will learn to use negative and positive space to create a one-of-a-kind design on a linoleum block that will become a stamp, which will then be used to print by hand onto greeting cards using water-soluble ink, adding another artistic element to the project.
The kit contains everything you need to make the stamp and print on the cards yourself, including over $112 of reusable tools and supplies. A step-by-step video and a downloadable copy of the written instructions are also included. Components of the kit are listed under the Specifications tab.
Linocut is a relief-printing technique where you carve a design into linoleum or rubber, then ink the raised surface and press it onto paper to print the image.
Carve away the background around your design with detail gouges and a parting tool, ink the raised areas with a brayer, then press the block onto paper or cards by hand to transfer the print.
The linocut printmaking kit includes two rubber lino blocks, an unmounted linoleum block, a set of Japanese carving tools, block printing ink, printmaking paper, a bench hook, a leather strop and honing compound, plus a step-by-step video and written instructions.
Strop the gouges and parting tool on the leather strop with a small amount of honing compound to keep the edges keen for clean cuts.
Rubber and linoleum have no grain to fight, so the basic cutting skills are easier to learn on them than on wood.
| Materials | Rubber; linoleum; steel carving tools; leather strop |
| Dimensions | 2 3/4" × 4 1/2" and 4" × 5 1/2" rubber blocks; 4" × 6" linoleum block; 4" × 6" cards |
| Includes | Rubber lino blocks; linoleum block; Japanese detail gouges; parting tool; detail skew chisel; block printing ink; printmaking paper; tracing paper; graphite paper; bench hook/inking plate; brayer; leather strop; honing compound; folded cards with envelopes; cotton rag; vinyl gloves; wooden scrapers; guard tape; graphite pencil |
| Package Quantity | 1 kit |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
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Make It Yourself Linocut Printmaking Kit
Relief carving is an ancient form of carving where a design is carved into a flat piece of wood. Sections of the background are carved away, revealing a pattern in the parts that remain untouched. It’s almost like drawing in reverse.
With this kit, you will practice the art of relief carving on rubber and linoleum blocks, a technique known as linocut. Since linoleum and rubber have no grain, the base skills will be easier to learn than if you use wood. You will learn to use negative and positive space to create a one-of-a-kind design on a linoleum block that will become a stamp, which will then be used to print by hand onto greeting cards using water-soluble ink, adding another artistic element to the project.
The kit contains everything you need to make the stamp and print on the cards yourself, including over $112 of reusable tools and supplies. A step-by-step video and a downloadable copy of the written instructions are also included. Components of the kit are listed under the Specifications tab.
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