Thank you for your above helpful post about Lino! It is manageable if you work on a small surface. Im tickled. Im trying to do my first reduction prints at the moment and ive been trying to draw out the whole design on the sheet but im having issues with the ink transferring during the print. I am new to lino printing and I have found all the advice very useful. My next next door neighbour is about to join the cutters and l unearthed some Lino which must be 20 years old which after cleaning and some boiled linseed oiling it is perfectly useable. You can read more about my collaborations here. Use this at your peril. Oh well. What I tend to do with my prints is put an information sheet in with each print detailing the process. What do you think? Art Show It is thick enough (1.25) that a person could carve both sides. Matt . Please can you add me to your mailing list. I have some old vinyl tiles that are perfect, but they dont seem to be sold any longer and I have searched the internet for other options. It seems a pity that most of the material is wasted. 2 product ratings - 4 X LINO BLOCK PRINTING BOARD HESSIAN BACKED TILE 150mm x 100mm 3.2mm THICK, 16 product ratings - Major Brushes Lino Brayer Roller 152mm. Pan shower liner is very easy to carve. First off, Ill explain a bit about linoleum and where it comes from and how it came to be used for printmaking. If you mean the one or two inch wide strips left from cutting lino sheets to size, then Im a bit of a hoarder, so I cant resist keeping them. It was like the oil based ink was resisting the cut lines. Good morning! Then Ill explain the difficulties with using it and how to overcome them. Do I need to use a different method or am I going to have more success if I use traditional lino? How do you warm the marmoleum? Yes, thats a great way to transfer images. Interestingly, although it is very similar in composition to an artist grade block, the surface layer is noticeably thinner and there seems to be a hard mdf type layer in between it and the hessian backing. I carve vinyl/pvc ceiling tiles I get from Menards, our regional Hooke improvement store chain (not sure where you are). Thnaks. December 2018 Is this true and if so can I revive them in any way or am I best buying new? Demonstration July 2016 Happy printing , Thanks Charlee, I looked for marmoleum here in Canada but could not find it. May 2018 If the courier is unable to deliver, for any reason, a second delivery attempt will be made the next working day. Hello, I have sent off for some samples of marmoleum. I am right on the border of Maine, so I have a mailbox on the US side. I bought the pan liner (5X6) three years ago at Lowes Hardware for $35.00, Oatey X-15 vinyl bonding solvent makes for a good seal to plywood. He started drying out linseed oil and mixing it with a variety of filler materials. I havent had a go at this since school, but do still have some handles and a roller so would love to havbe a play. If your package does not arrive Royal mail requires us to wait for 14 working days before we are able to raise a claim. I would recommend that if you are using changeable nibs, you get a box of spares as they dont keep their edge as well, and are a bit of a swine to resharpen. May everyone be well in this time of testing. It might seem like a bit of a boring post, but I often find myself having the same conversation about lino. Your article and all comments have proved most valuable and helpful, thank you. March 2017 They all have their strengths. 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We will contact you in these instances and you will not incur additional shipping charges for UK mainland orders. Regards. Required fields are marked *. It isnt the same stuff, and it wont carve easily. If you are thinking of using flooring Linoleum, make sure it is unsealed, this is often the sport variety used for gyms or school sport halls. I feel your pain. Ill say that Im a printmaker, and that I specialise in relief printmaking with Woodcut and Linocut techniques. Marmoleum? I have a set of flex cut wood whittling tools, so I am really keen to see where this takes me. Just some ideas that might help someone. October 2016 Some years ago l went down the Lino cutting path. This goes for the Asian wood handled sets as well. Im sensitive to linoleum so an alternative would be helpful. November 2017 https://www.thecuriousprintmaker.co.uk/clear-pvc-printing-plates/ Hi, We use cookies to improve our site and your shopping experience. Good luck! Any advice would be gratefully received! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Painting Oh, and it smells lovely, but maybe thats just my thing. Hi Heidi from New Brunswick The way to get the best out of any lino for printmaking is; If you are new to linocut I would recommend giving a product called Softcuta try. I am going to do lino with my adult art class, so I want a cheaper material to print with. I am hoping to get back into lino cutting. Something like the Flexcut stropping block can be made out of MDF and charged with chromium oxide or diamond paste. Lawrences will be your best bet http://www.lawrence.co.uk/shop/Lino-roll.html#.VhfeDaLBIkM Hi there, You could drop 13 each on some mushroom-handled Swiss lino-cut tools which go down to miniscule sizes. If you agree, well also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. I will keep experimenting on this, for sure. Thanks again for an excellent intro to the craft and the history behind Lino. July 2020 December 2019 you made me the happiest woman ever! I did a bit of research and found artists that were successfully carving on marmoleum (a flooring linoleum), plywood, MDF and pan shower lining. Try again. Thanks. As soon as thats edited, Ill give you a shout. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Copyright 2021 T N Lawrence & Son Ltd. All Rights Reserved. monetization method. A recent print I pulled using a sample of linoleum flooring material. I havent made any lino cuts since school but I want to take it up again alongside screenprinting. Glue s.c. paper to popsicle sticks to make cheap slip stones. I made these big characters http://saraalonsoart.com/PRINTMAKING/Come-See Originally from France, I have been living in North Vancouver, Canada for the past 20 years. I did not try Marmoleum and plywood yet but tried MDF. My favourite is the grey lino it keeps a good line, and smells great (wierd, I know). Sorry, there was a problem saving your cookie preferences. It can be heated with an incandescent lamp, heating pad, coffee warmer, etc. any type of website (they approve all websites), for more details simply search in gooogle: murgrabias tools. I used Arches watercolor paper and Caligo safe wash ink for this print. Try placing lino on or near a radiator or warming gently with a hairdryer. I am in Canada but will look for ceiling tiles at Home Depot. Thank you! September 2016 The only drawback that I encountered was that its width (5.5). As you can see, both are hessian backed but the flooring on the left is a slight bit thinner. There seems to be a problem completing the request at present. I did order some fancy marmoleum samples from your corner of the world, they arrived in 1 day!! Skip to the beginning of the images gallery. Aching wrists and neck! Every time you print line up these marks on the left side. Align it with your block (uninked or uncut of course). My work has been collected and exhibited extensively in Canada and internationally. Use them to modify the working characteristics and appearance of Golden Acrylics and other acrylic paints. I had tried to do this via the link on the page but came up with an error message. May 2017 February 2016 Its not carvable in the least, but good for lots of studio and workshop tasks. Tim, Hi Tim I just got some Flex Cut tools for Christmas and remembered your kind comment Ill be trying them out as soon as I get a mo , Hi, glad to have found this post as I have some marmoleum samples and wondered if i could use them for lino cutting. Should you also sign me up as a subscriber to your newsletter. A little correction, shower liners are 40 mil. I think I am officially addicted to lino printing ! July 2015. What do you do with the leftover linoleum cuttings ? Try these. In the mean time Ill sign you up as a subscriber. I have used the soft cut and its easy to use and prints well. December 2015 The goods will then be held for 5 days with the carriers before being returned to us. If you do the latter, you might want to mount your soft cut onto a block so as not to go right through the substrate. Forbo marmoleum from afloor.co.uk is only 2.5mm thick. Its tricky to understand what people are getting at without seeing it work. Your lino will now have a secure base from which to be printed. This artistSren Bjlde makes wonderful prints from plywood with many plates and colors, you can watch videos on his YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObvZ8ukdlii4k-62Ju7Zxg. So its hard going and Im struggling to get to grips with detailed areas Hmmmmmm, maybe thats why I couldnt get on with the softcut! Im building a library of guides to different types of printmaking with references to other online resources too. Did you ever find a supplier of Marmoleum in Canada? Letterpress August 2017 I think Ill put this on the list for a video it needs some visuals really. The first one was heavy bodied gel medium and it worked well February 2018 Once mounted on a hard surface like MDF, the pan shower liner is very easy to cut and makes very clean lines. Hi Matt, GAC 100: Universal Acrylic Polymer. Marmolium seems to be the nearest thing to my old Lino but l wonder if it will be useable 20 years from now? Plus, what if 5 years from now you lose track of your blocks and you cant remember what you used? May 2019 January 2017 I cant figure out why someone hasnt cracked this code yet. The second one was contact cement glue and that was a struggle because it took longer to dry, it was stinky and the pan would lift from the support in places. I am a Blick Art Materials affiliate andI receive a small compensation for sales. December 2017 Hi good morning, I am a photographer by trade, and a bit arts and crafty by nature! You have to peel the rubber backing away to expose the grey center which is about 4mm thick. Printmaking The liner is only 4 mm thick so not thick enough to use by itself, so you have to mount it on board. Flour Sack I am just using soft cut for the first timeany suggestions on how to get the shavings from sticking to the block! June 2018 This is the pan shower liner once mounted on board. and they are amazing! Click Customise Cookies to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Many Thanks, Lyn, to warm the lino place in microwave for 15 secs intervalsthey all varyi sit on my block while i organise my desk 5 mins and the block is cut-ready. June 2020 October 2015 December 2016 A very late reply to this one but you never know if someone finds it useful. Push down onto lino from back of paper. Generic Art Shop Lino (66 per square metre) This is thick (5mm) and unforgiving stuff. Hi Jamie, Workshop, December 2020 Heres an odd query for you! Youre spending a lot of time with the material. Hi Christine, I have to look at deck material next time I am in the hardware store . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. The new solid vinyl flooring that is everywhere in the U.S. shows a lot of promise as a relief printing material. On the left is flooring, on the right is artist linoleum. If you were to use this for letterpress, you would need to keep that in mind to achieve a type high block. August 2015 Ive been videoing some of my process for linocut this week. Hi Matt I sanded it to insure it was flat enough for printing. (as in thousands of an inch) thick not 40mm (which is over an inch thick. It is a composite made of recycled wood/sawdust/ plastics. Please allow up to 5 working days for your order to arrive before contacting us. January 2020 I see youve signed up for news updates, so Ill let you know when the tutorials are live Good luck, Matt. Lines were not precise enough for what I want to do when printing with MDF. Ill get the response Oh yes, I tried that a couple of years ago and it was awful. I have been working with PVC lino sheet which is really fantastic. Make sure you cut accurately and that the block sits very snugly in the hole, back the hole with another piece of cardboard, so that the hole has a back to it. The Art Curator for Kids - Making Art with Kids - Block Printing Lessons Art Tutorial, Kthe Kollwitz, woodcut by paonia, via Flickr, Xilogravura - Samuel Casal - good example of using lines to create shape, Aurora Borealis Hand-lifted woodblock print, Styrofoam carry-out containers make great printing blocks for art lessons. and i live in Iran, how can i get it? I couldnt cut it properly and I thought it looked so easy. I then take awhile to explain what might have been the problems. Matt. Possibly a silly questioncan you use hardware store linoleum? I get a 2ft by 4ft tile for about $12. Before printing, degrease the lino with methylated spirits or soap. | 31 Clever And Inexpensive Ideas For Teaching Your Child At Home, Linoleum Printmaking | Mangle Prints: Owls Lino Print, Tree, woodblock print, design squish blog, Mark Hearld Flowers St. Jude's Prints, Abstract Floral Lino Print - Jools Yasities, Come away with me my love by {studiobeerhorst}-bbmarie, via Flickr. Its unlikely youd be called out on it, but your labelling is technically part of your prints provenance. January 2018 I cut the sample to the same size for easy comparison. Sorry for the delay. Hello Heidi, Are you in the states ? I have been using Softcut both the biscuit colour and the white which is thicker. We were considering having some fitted in our house, so I had a load of samples. Im having trouble transferring the image I want to print onto the Lino. afloor.co.uk. Please contact us in these circumstances. The corner of a vee shaped cutter needs special attention as it does most of the cutting. I like the white one, however it is a bit more grainy and is not really suited to very fine work. We may occasionally send part of the order if not all items are currently in stock. Dont rub the paper or it will disintegrate. Or you could just use a craft knife/scalpel for the details theres a bit of a knack to it, but you can get some brilliant results. I was just wondering which of the linos listed above are your favourite? I cant source it here in the UK so far, as it came from Canada when I lived there. Im guessing if you collected it all up, you could mulch the garden with it what do you think? Lino was first used as a floor covering in the late 19th Century. Hi Janine, Or does it have to come from an art store? This is a print with the fuzzing issue I noticed. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. MDF is a very pleasant surface to carve but I wasnt happy with the precision of lines I could get, even after brushing a few layers of shellac. You might also be interested in :Mounting watercolor paper on board. June 2017 I have more success with outline images rather than solid blocks of laser printed sections. Very enjoyable to carve on. Linoleum is traditional, but far from ideal, same with wood. April 2017 I wrote 2 art instruction books with North Light/F+W Books. This was a proof print, I cleaned all that chatter up before starting my edition. I have googled it and have failed to follow the complicated descriptions. I also tried pan shower liner mounted on board, and so far this is my favourite alternative to linoleum or vinyl plates. January 2016 November 2018 I was wondering if you could recommend a certain manufacturer of Lino cutting tools? I have recently used some old brown artists Lino I had kept in a strong metal box for 23 years, and to my amazement, its wonderful to cut. one of the simpliest jigs ive seen is on the Linda Cote u-tube seriesplus its excellent. You mentioned that youd used it for flooring, and found the scraps good for Lino cutting, but was it only 2.5 mm thick, and if so, how did that work? Amber Lino (25 per square metre) 3.2mm thick This I havent seen since I was at art school, it is thin and very flexible which makes it easy to carve, but that also means you wont get as many impressions from it before the structure breaks down. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. she is checking other materials for relief printing. June 2016 Wow, working this out has really made me think Ive got to get hold of some more Marmoleum, if only because of the price. Thanks, that is really helpful. I live in Germany and recommend DLW flooring although every country has multiple companies producing flooring Linoleum. We suggest that to avoid cracking, always allow rolled lino to warm before unwrapping it. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. I had some Trex (trademark) deck material left over after a project. What are your experiences with linocut? I would recommend this to every printmaker out there! I am looking forward to the smell. I bought some of the softcut recently and couldnt get on with it! For some years l cut Lino for Christmas cards and thank you cards using the old true Lino which was very durable and many prints without visible signs of wear ( up to 120 prints from one Lino block). Apply to both surfaces, thinly. Warming lino first will make cutting much easier. I am off to find some samples . http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=587092, http://www.lawrence.co.uk/shop/Lino-roll.html#.VhfeDaLBIkM, http://saraalonsoart.com/PRINTMAKING/Come-See. Re registration: the best method I have discovered from my research is to sit your lino block in a cardboard/corrugated card base which can be cut from packing boxes, place the lino on the cardboard base with plenty of room for paper and cut a hole exactly to the size of the block. by Matt | Oct 22, 2013 | Printmaking Equipment | 46 comments. Hi Glen Ive been told previously to only use fresh lino as it can dry and become brittle. Great article, here in Brazil we also have Forbo Marmoleum but its very common that people call a lot of other materials as linoleum wich make things very confusing. November 2015 Good work! October 2017 If you want to see some examples check out my Instagram @silvesterart Please contact Lawrence Art Supplies directly if you have any issues with delivery, we will pass on instructions to the carrier. Do send some pictures of the results, Id love to see. Ive read about Japanese vinyl being a good product with nice results. The heavier ones are called battleship because they were once used on the decks of U.S. Navy battleships and submarines. I was using some this weekend. Hi Jo, Our lino is always fresh and therefore easier to cut. It means you are Upcycling, you get materials for free (or cheap) and it means you sometimes get pieces larger than A3. It looks like a future post might be a video test of all of the varieties to show you the differences. Thanks for an interesting article. Detailed areas can be tricky because of the amount of flex in the softcut. Perfect Pill Shape of Things to Come https://about.turnerprize.org.uk/25.html Pino Donaggio Patrick Original Motion Picture Score, Your email address will not be published. They come rough ground and should be brought to a high polish on both the inside and the outside bevel, just like any wood carving gouge (which they are in miniature). Marmoleum (19 per square metre) this is the original floor covering and is made by Forbo. Required fields are marked *. . As surfaces to carve can become quite costly and as I am thinking of working on bigger scale prints., I have been looking for alternative materials to use for carving and printing. Could I just use lino from a flooring company or would that be coated? Thanks for sharing Tom! Hi Jo good question Id be inclined to err on the side of caution and state that you used Soft-cut as the matrix (Id probably also make a note of the brand and type just for my own records). Delivery is generally within 1 to 2 working days from the day you complete your order. If you want to try this out, they have it at Lawrence.co.uk too, but you have been warned. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Im guessing you found out by now, its jute backed let me know how you got on with it , Hi Matt I use Zerkall at the moment. Maybe its just me, but whenever I use softcut, it seems to dull my tools more quickly. They dont sell 3.2, unfortunately. Cheers, Thank you! It may not yield as sophisticated an edge as a fine artist might want but the price (for me) was right. Matt. Thanks for your question. I found your advice on the different linos really helpful and also the comments from your other subscribers. I cant seem to find it to buy. By the way though Ive linked to Lawrence.co.uk and afloor.co.uk websites, I get no kickbacks from them, I just like the shops and have found them helpful in the past. Could you pls tell me which model do you buy from them? Our lino is always fresh and therefore easier to cut. In point of fact I believe battleship lino is actually called battleship gray lino by virtue of the fact that the COLOUR is gray rather than that it was used on the decks of battleships. July 2018 Battleship lino was apparently made to the specifications of the US Navy for use on covered decks. Feel free to post pictures of your prints here if you try the pan liner method . Silicon carbide paper, 320 grit up to 1000 or so, wrapped around dowels can be used to work the insides of the round gouges. March 2016 Has anyone used it? Hi Glenn, I used to live in Spain and I used to carve in sintasol which is a kind of lino. September 2017 August 2018 Hi Jean, Grey Lino (42 per square metre) 3.2mm thick Some people call this battleship, but I really doubt its as thick as the true battleship lino. I am using SoftCut and trying to trace the image using carbon paper but its not working.
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