Making A Linocut Print from Start to Finish - Featuring Mr. Ritchie
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- čas přidán 1. 10. 2021
- Printmaking is a natural parallel to bookbinding, so when I was recently gifted some pieces of lovely old brown linoleum I knew just what to do with them! Linocut prints often remind me of medieval woodcuts, and I may incorporate them in a future bookbinding project. But first I wanted to make a simple print just to test out the materials. While contemplating a subject my eye fell upon my trusty book press, Mr. Ritchie.
Patrick Ritchie was a machine maker in Edinburgh from at least 1828 until 1863. I was fortunate enough to acquire one of his presses last year, and of course I now refer to him by name! This press has a platen size of 12 x 20 inches, and thanks to the 5 inch brass risers (which I suspect were added post-production) it boasts over 8.5 inches of daylight. Most of the time I don't need that much capacity, so I use my paring stone to take up the extra space. The large lever handle on this press exerts a casual power that is simply astonishing, and is perfectly suited to nipping books and, of course, making prints.
Linocut is a relatively easy entry into printmaking, as the material is comparatively soft and can be carved with sharp chisels and gouges without much difficulty. This softness can be tricky though, as too much pressure on the tool can result in slips that can ruin the workpiece. The nature of the linoleum also limits how much detail can be achieved in the design, and how long it will last. Only so many prints can be made before the quality of the images begins to degrade.
I first sketched my design, then carefully carved away the areas I wanted to remain white when printed. Using professional quality water-soluble printing ink, I made a trial print to identify those parts of the design that required further work. This process was repeated a few times until I was happy with the design.
For the finished print I cut down some nice quality laid paper and prepared an alignment guide to line up the printing plate and the paper. Then it was a matter of rolling on just the right amount of ink, placing the paper, covering it with a piece of leather and giving it a good squeeze in the press. The prints were then hung to dry for a day or two. Lastly I numbered and signed each print in the edition.
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My mom used to make our Christmas cards using linoleum block - linoleum glued to a flat block of wood, there was still such a thing as linoleum back then. But she didn’t have any kind of a press, she’d put the paper on the inked blocs and then fib it with the back of a spoon. She did multi colored cards that were just wonderful. I still have a bunch of then over sixty years later.
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful memory! I hope to try some multicolor printmaking here on the channel in the future, so thanks for the reminder.😊
I think I prefer the test print. I like the subtle background texture that those lines gave.
I have watched you work your magic in the book binding realm many months ago. This video has brought me much joy. I love watching your craftsmanship - I feel very fortunate to be alongside you as you create this lovely print and breathe in the air of your artistry. Thank you so much for a very beautiful video.
Just beautiful. I liked the test print and the final prints. Hard to choose between them
pretty cool stuff, i worked in a bucket factory that did the printing on the buckets, try putting you template on a drum and rotate around for mass printing, bigger the drum farther away the print will be from each other
Drawing right onto the lino, you madman :'D The prints came out so pretty, great work
Thanks! Sometimes I like to live on the wild side.😂
Beautiful work!
These are truly amazing! Thank you so much for showing us the process 😁
You are so welcome!
Absolutely fascinating series. You can see why they kept these chained to the book case!
I could be wrong, but I think this was a little bit after books stopped being chained to walls (it’s a 19th century technique I think), lovely sentiment anyway this truly is an amazing art form.
Reminds me of my college years when I was lino printing.
Such a wonderful process. Obviously, a time-consuming and tedious project that yields beautiful results.
SO SO AWESOME👌👌
Amazing and beautiful!👏
Thank you! Cheers!
Lovely stuff - as always!
Thank you! Cheers!
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I liked your video so much , Great video production and excellent content .
I just bought one of these prints from your Etsy store, because of it. !
Awesome, thank you!
Это восхитительно.Вы большой молодец.таких людей мало!жаль что я из Донецка,так бы взял бы каллиграфию на память!Удачи в хобби.
Thank you!
Brilliant 👏👏👏👏🇬🇧
Brilliant. 👍😆👍
Very cool nice work really, I love the handmade tools as well no sense buying what you can make ;-)
i had Daja vu dream 2 months back of this very video god it just hit me like a truck
Yah I just found your Chanel and seen this print what paper did you use? I like the chatter on the first print, the final print was stunning
I've always been envious of people who can draw and paint, I lack any and all artistic talents. I just can't make my hands move in such a way as to draw.
I remember doing this in Grade 10 Art Class. The resulting Cards were for sale and the proceeds went to charity
The best
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can i use floor lino to do linocut?
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