Colourful Linocut Printmaking Workshop

Service Description

Linocut in full colour: composition, carve and colour. (Please note that young people from 14 years are welcome accompanied by an adult) A comprehensive and playful linocut workshop. You will build confidence in your linocut process including composition, colour and using carving tools. This linocut workshop is a brilliant way to build on existing skills in a cosy and encouraging environment. Over the course of the session we will explore: Composition: You will learn about creating a balanced design and how to create a multicolour print using the reduction cut method. We will also look at jigsaw and multi-stamp, as ways of creating a single multicolour print. Carving: you will be shown how to use the cutting tools safely and how the different tools work. Colour: you will explore colour combinations and how to mix and blend colours successfully. You will be shown how to prepare and roll out printmaking ink. Print: you will be shown how to make a simple registration to print multicolour images successfully. You can expect to take home a selection of colourful prints.