Linoleum Block Prints
Grade 4
We are going through the process of creating linoleum block prints. This technique creates a relief printing plate. After drawing or transferring an image on the surface of a rubber block, the artists uses tools to cut away the areas that will not print.
Common tools used in printmaking:
Print Blocks Linoleum Cutters
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| Brayer with Ink |
Students started sketching a design using their initials or name with pencil. We did this on paper and then transferred it to the linoleum block.
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| Sketching on Paper |
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| Retracing Pencil Transfer |
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Cutting Blocks with
Safety Lino Cutters |
The Linoleum block is now ready to print
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Inking the Printing Plate
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| Printing |
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| Printing |
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| Printed Work #1 |
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| Printed Work #2 |
After printing, students used oil pastels to color in the negative spaces, keeping the design symmetrical. What you see here is the final and finished product.
