BLOCK PRINTING

MATERIALS:
MDF
Waterbased linoprinting ink
Lino cutting toolsNews paper
Pencil
2 rollers
Glass pane or other flat shiny surface
Masking tape
Carbon paper or tracing paper
Selection of paper; tissue paper, news paper, brown paper

MY WOODBLOCK PRINT
I chose to do a wood cut rather then lino, beginning by tracing an image of the two zebras on to my MDF board. This was more complicated then i expected as the pencil lines were very faint and easily rubbed off so i had to go over the lines with biro of permanent pen, this proved very time consuming and repetitive. Of course this would not have been an issue had i been drawing the image freehand, straight on to the surface.

Having transferred my image onto the woodblock i then proceeded to cut into it. The MDF in my opinion was alot more pleasant and easier to cut then most lino and i managed to cut this quite delicate fussy design quicker then a expected which was a nice surprise.
I think the great thing about this type of printing is that, once cut you have a very robust piece from which to make your prints, this solidity allowed me to really experiment and play around with process without worrying about damaging it.


Here is an image of the ink applied on to the board in a painterly manner and the result i think is a lively and spontaneous looking print.