| wood engraving as opposed to a woodcut, end grain box wood, 1.9 inches square |
| multi block for color prints |
| Abandoned Aerodrome: black line, 2 lino blocks, 3 colors, multi perspective |
| St Paul's shipwreck as an engraving on Resingrave printed with oil based ink |
| St Paul's shipwreck, above is a linocut white ink on black paper. |
birch plywood woodcut
| St Paul's shipwreck, a woodcut printed with oil based black ink, birch plywood. |
3 blocks, several colors, registration by eye. Cranfield’s
Caligo oil based inkwhich is dish washing soap then
water cleanup
Caligo oil based inkwhich is dish washing soap then
water cleanup
| WOODCUTS (plank grain) |
| THIS BOOK IS FREE to download printed books are available if you email the author |
| This used rolled ink for the yellow (first) and black (last) blocks. The blue, green, and orange used diluted ink brushed onto the blocks. |
3 blocks, several colors, registration by eye
(c) sws 2017
| white ink on black paper linocut simulated black line |
| LINOCUTS, WOOD CUTS, AND WOOD ENGRAVINGS |
| Silver City, NM USA Phoenix, AZ USA |
a reduction lino cut with 7
colors
colors
INDEX
A
Archival quality 5, 61, 75, 83, 91, 116, 120, 126, 161, 175, 177, 214
Arkansas wet stone 213
B
Baren 5, 7, 9, 16, 19, 21, 61, 66, 73, 74, 103, 105, 170, 171, 210, 213
Bass 35, 88, 90, 119
Bearer 16, 32, 41, 46, 65, 67, 69, 74, 165, 166, 168, 169, 197, 213
Bench hook 8, 87, 97, 105, 120, 213
Birch 81, 87, 88, 90, 91, 155, 172, 180, 181, 185, 194, 200, 201
Bird 4, 29, 35, 67, 85, 88, 97, 152, 153, 156, 164, 165, 166, 177,
184, 203, 204, 206, 208, 211
Black line 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 35, 42,
43, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 69, 73, 75, 78, 81, 83, 84, 87, 88, 89, 91,
92, 102, 103, 107, 114, 121, 123, 128, 142, 165, 169, 182, 183, 185, 199,
202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 209, 210, 211, 213
Bondo 20, 21, 24, 73, 74, 75, 89
Border 3, 4, 7, 15, 16, 22, 24, 27, 32, 35, 41, 44, 58, 62, 63, 65, 66,
73, 74, 85, 86, 89, 90, 97, 101, 144, 145, 146, 149, 153, 160, 161, 163,
164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 181, 184, 191, 197, 208, 209, 213
Box 6, 57, 58, 87, 96, 98, 100, 136, 154, 179
Brayer 5, 6, 9, 10, 14, 16, 19, 20, 46, 62, 74, 104, 105, 120, 121, 122,
123, 129, 150, 151, 155, 168, 170, 171, 198, 213
Busy 2, 26, 29, 45, 63, 75, 131, 156, 159
C
Caligo 6, 10, 47, 79, 116, 120, 121, 124, 125, 129, 166, 175, 177,
198, 199, 211, 213
Citrasolv 79, 85, 125
Cleaning 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 47, 55, 57, 62, 66, 69,
70, 72, 74, 75, 79, 85, 87, 88, 90, 91, 96, 99, 100, 102, 105, 114, 116,
117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 136, 150, 151, 152, 155, 162,
166, 173, 177, 179, 195, 198, 213
Cloud 5, 18, 20, 23, 28, 36, 37, 38, 39, 56, 62, 88, 89, 90, 100, 156,
157, 159, 178, 188, 190, 192, 210
Color 5, 15, 26, 29, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 63, 64, 65,
66, 67, 70, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 131, 139, 140, 142, 145, 146,
147, 148, 151, 152, 153, 161, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171,
174, 188, 199, 205, 207, 208, 211, 213
D
Damage 8, 42, 55, 57, 66, 74, 102, 105, 110, 111, 112, 114, 117,
118, 123, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 155, 214
Damping 70, 75, 126, 162
E
Edition 3, 5, 22, 46, 49, 51, 53, 66, 67, 70, 71, 76, 86, 91, 102, 122,
142, 143, 145, 153, 161, 196, 201, 213, 214
Extender 121, 122, 213
F
Frisket 213
G
Glycerin 9, 19, 49, 66, 69, 71, 75, 121, 124, 125, 144, 152, 187, 207,
208, 213
Gouge 6, 10, 14, 15, 16, 18, 36, 42, 48, 78, 80, 83, 86, 92, 95, 106,
107, 108, 109, 110, 114, 132, 134, 137, 138, 151, 158, 168, 172, 178
Grainy 21, 22, 40, 70, 71, 150
Grit 21, 30, 73, 74, 89, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 111, 113, 135, 136, 138,
141, 151, 152, 155
H
Heel 110, 213
Hook 95, 105, 134, 137, 213
Humidity 9, 14, 19, 37, 46, 49, 66, 67, 75, 91, 100, 102, 116, 119,
120, 124, 125, 150, 152, 153, 162, 166, 182, 185, 207, 210
K
Keel 91, 92, 110, 132, 134, 137, 138, 213
Kento 60, 145, 171
Key Block 11, 15, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 55, 56, 59, 60, 67, 81, 129, 142,
148, 152, 153, 154, 157, 163, 164, 168, 169, 170, 171, 188, 211
Knife 6, 8, 9, 10, 15, 19, 44, 49, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86,
89, 91, 92, 95, 100, 103, 105, 106, 107, 114, 118, 125, 133, 154, 160,
170, 213
L
Letter 7, 42, 43, 61, 74, 144, 158, 181
Line of light 137, 138, 213
Linseed 15, 79, 88, 117, 121, 124, 154, 155
M
Matting 47, 61, 67, 136, 137, 138, 142, 146, 160, 161, 174, 213
MDF 7, 10, 15, 20, 74, 99, 100, 101, 102, 117, 118, 121, 123, 125,
179, 213
Monoprint 198, 213, 214
Monotype 177, 213, 214
N
Negative Image 5, 15, 83, 114, 213
O
Offset 15, 46, 47, 48, 49, 53, 55, 60, 67, 68, 75, 86, 96, 142, 146,
148, 151, 152, 153, 164, 165, 168, 172, 174, 186, 197, 211, 213
Oil 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 19, 29, 44, 46, 47, 66, 67, 74, 75, 79, 85, 88,
91, 96, 101, 102, 105, 108, 109, 110, 114, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 123,
124, 125, 126, 141, 146, 150, 153, 154, 155, 162, 166, 169, 175, 177,
189, 193, 194, 195, 197, 198, 199, 201, 210, 211, 213
Opaque/Transparent 121, 122, 124, 148, 166
P
Paper 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 30, 32, 33, 36, 38,
41, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67,
69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 83, 86, 91, 96, 101, 102, 105, 116, 117, 118, 120,
121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 129, 130, 140, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148,
150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 157, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168,
169, 170, 171, 175, 177, 178, 180, 186, 187, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194,
196, 197, 198, 209, 210, 213, 214
Pine 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, 95, 154, 176
Ply 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 114, 119, 172, 176, 185, 194, 200, 201
Poplar 90
Positive Image 5, 83, 114, 213
Proof 5, 10, 82, 161, 214
Q
Q-tip 21, 65, 75
R
Reduction 54, 60, 142, 144, 147, 148, 208
Register 15, 50, 53, 54, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148,
163, 168, 170, 207, 213
Re-inking 21, 22, 56, 59, 64, 68, 70, 75, 151, 153, 157, 162, 187, 188
Resingrave 57, 94, 99, 100, 101, 102, 113, 117, 121, 123, 128, 179,
195, 213
Retarder 9, 49, 66, 67, 71, 75, 91, 102, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 144,
151, 152, 153, 166, 176, 182, 184, 185, 213
Roller 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16, 19, 20, 32, 41, 46, 47, 61, 65, 67, 68, 69,
71, 74, 75, 85, 96, 105, 123, 151, 152, 153, 155, 165, 166, 168, 169, 171,
177, 211
Rust 110
S
Safety 2, 8, 12, 16, 73, 74, 97, 104, 108, 114, 118, 121, 172, 173
Sand 21, 30, 33, 39, 73, 74, 95, 102, 155
Scorper 99, 100, 101, 106
Scratch 73, 74, 75, 110, 117, 185
Shellac 10, 20, 51, 54, 55, 61, 66, 74, 99, 101, 102, 117, 121, 123,
125, 152, 213
Silhouette 3, 5, 11, 12, 14, 31, 32, 75, 78, 91, 102, 118, 180
Sizing 5, 70, 126, 213
Slip 12, 43, 75, 76, 108, 111, 114, 136, 137, 213
Spatula 6, 9, 19, 49, 56, 69, 75, 103, 105, 120, 122, 125, 144, 152,
171, 187, 198, 213
Spitsticker 95, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102, 106, 213
Splinters 79, 80, 81, 82, 87, 89, 91, 98, 106, 107, 110, 114, 119, 132,
133, 154
Stencil 32, 51, 54, 55, 56, 66, 144, 188, 205, 207, 208
Stone 99, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 135, 136, 137, 138, 141, 213
Strop 5, 12, 75, 76, 79, 108, 109, 111, 135, 136, 137, 138, 141, 154,
213
T
Texture 3, 4, 5, 11, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 37, 39, 40, 47, 50,
51, 53, 54, 59, 62, 63, 70, 90, 98, 107, 126, 149, 153, 158, 159, 164, 165,
166, 169, 172, 195, 207, 213
Tint tool 95, 97, 100, 101, 102, 106, 179, 213
Tools wood/linocut 6, 14, 48, 78, 79, 87, 90, 103, 107, 108, 111, 119,
129, 181
Transparent/Opaque 67, 118, 121, 124, 148, 149, 153
Tree 17, 18, 20, 23, 30, 47, 55, 59, 72, 85, 88, 101, 119, 155, 156,
157, 158, 176, 181, 184, 188, 190, 191, 193, 198
V
Viscosity 5, 9, 19, 49, 69, 70, 71, 75, 120, 121, 122, 150, 151, 213
W
Water 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 19, 20, 27, 29, 30, 37, 44, 46, 49, 55, 56, 59,
64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 74, 75, 79, 85, 87, 90, 91, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100,
101, 102, 105, 108, 109, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124,
125, 126, 135, 136, 138, 140, 141, 146, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 162,
166, 170, 171, 173, 174, 175, 176, 179, 182, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188,
189, 190, 192, 194, 195, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208,
209, 210, 213
Whet Stone 5, 12, 91, 99, 104, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114,
135, 136, 137, 213
White line 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 35, 41,
42, 43, 54, 58, 62, 64, 65, 69, 71, 72, 73, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 87, 88,
89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 102, 103, 114, 120, 121, 133, 157, 170, 181, 183, 184,
187, 188, 190, 191, 213
Wire edge 99, 112, 136, 137, 213
X
X-Acto 44, 78, 82, 85, 107, 108
A
Archival quality 5, 61, 75, 83, 91, 116, 120, 126, 161, 175, 177, 214
Arkansas wet stone 213
B
Baren 5, 7, 9, 16, 19, 21, 61, 66, 73, 74, 103, 105, 170, 171, 210, 213
Bass 35, 88, 90, 119
Bearer 16, 32, 41, 46, 65, 67, 69, 74, 165, 166, 168, 169, 197, 213
Bench hook 8, 87, 97, 105, 120, 213
Birch 81, 87, 88, 90, 91, 155, 172, 180, 181, 185, 194, 200, 201
Bird 4, 29, 35, 67, 85, 88, 97, 152, 153, 156, 164, 165, 166, 177,
184, 203, 204, 206, 208, 211
Black line 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 35, 42,
43, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 69, 73, 75, 78, 81, 83, 84, 87, 88, 89, 91,
92, 102, 103, 107, 114, 121, 123, 128, 142, 165, 169, 182, 183, 185, 199,
202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 209, 210, 211, 213
Bondo 20, 21, 24, 73, 74, 75, 89
Border 3, 4, 7, 15, 16, 22, 24, 27, 32, 35, 41, 44, 58, 62, 63, 65, 66,
73, 74, 85, 86, 89, 90, 97, 101, 144, 145, 146, 149, 153, 160, 161, 163,
164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 181, 184, 191, 197, 208, 209, 213
Box 6, 57, 58, 87, 96, 98, 100, 136, 154, 179
Brayer 5, 6, 9, 10, 14, 16, 19, 20, 46, 62, 74, 104, 105, 120, 121, 122,
123, 129, 150, 151, 155, 168, 170, 171, 198, 213
Busy 2, 26, 29, 45, 63, 75, 131, 156, 159
C
Caligo 6, 10, 47, 79, 116, 120, 121, 124, 125, 129, 166, 175, 177,
198, 199, 211, 213
Citrasolv 79, 85, 125
Cleaning 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 47, 55, 57, 62, 66, 69,
70, 72, 74, 75, 79, 85, 87, 88, 90, 91, 96, 99, 100, 102, 105, 114, 116,
117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 136, 150, 151, 152, 155, 162,
166, 173, 177, 179, 195, 198, 213
Cloud 5, 18, 20, 23, 28, 36, 37, 38, 39, 56, 62, 88, 89, 90, 100, 156,
157, 159, 178, 188, 190, 192, 210
Color 5, 15, 26, 29, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 63, 64, 65,
66, 67, 70, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 131, 139, 140, 142, 145, 146,
147, 148, 151, 152, 153, 161, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171,
174, 188, 199, 205, 207, 208, 211, 213
D
Damage 8, 42, 55, 57, 66, 74, 102, 105, 110, 111, 112, 114, 117,
118, 123, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 155, 214
Damping 70, 75, 126, 162
E
Edition 3, 5, 22, 46, 49, 51, 53, 66, 67, 70, 71, 76, 86, 91, 102, 122,
142, 143, 145, 153, 161, 196, 201, 213, 214
Extender 121, 122, 213
F
Frisket 213
G
Glycerin 9, 19, 49, 66, 69, 71, 75, 121, 124, 125, 144, 152, 187, 207,
208, 213
Gouge 6, 10, 14, 15, 16, 18, 36, 42, 48, 78, 80, 83, 86, 92, 95, 106,
107, 108, 109, 110, 114, 132, 134, 137, 138, 151, 158, 168, 172, 178
Grainy 21, 22, 40, 70, 71, 150
Grit 21, 30, 73, 74, 89, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 111, 113, 135, 136, 138,
141, 151, 152, 155
H
Heel 110, 213
Hook 95, 105, 134, 137, 213
Humidity 9, 14, 19, 37, 46, 49, 66, 67, 75, 91, 100, 102, 116, 119,
120, 124, 125, 150, 152, 153, 162, 166, 182, 185, 207, 210
K
Keel 91, 92, 110, 132, 134, 137, 138, 213
Kento 60, 145, 171
Key Block 11, 15, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 55, 56, 59, 60, 67, 81, 129, 142,
148, 152, 153, 154, 157, 163, 164, 168, 169, 170, 171, 188, 211
Knife 6, 8, 9, 10, 15, 19, 44, 49, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86,
89, 91, 92, 95, 100, 103, 105, 106, 107, 114, 118, 125, 133, 154, 160,
170, 213
L
Letter 7, 42, 43, 61, 74, 144, 158, 181
Line of light 137, 138, 213
Linseed 15, 79, 88, 117, 121, 124, 154, 155
M
Matting 47, 61, 67, 136, 137, 138, 142, 146, 160, 161, 174, 213
MDF 7, 10, 15, 20, 74, 99, 100, 101, 102, 117, 118, 121, 123, 125,
179, 213
Monoprint 198, 213, 214
Monotype 177, 213, 214
N
Negative Image 5, 15, 83, 114, 213
O
Offset 15, 46, 47, 48, 49, 53, 55, 60, 67, 68, 75, 86, 96, 142, 146,
148, 151, 152, 153, 164, 165, 168, 172, 174, 186, 197, 211, 213
Oil 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 19, 29, 44, 46, 47, 66, 67, 74, 75, 79, 85, 88,
91, 96, 101, 102, 105, 108, 109, 110, 114, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 123,
124, 125, 126, 141, 146, 150, 153, 154, 155, 162, 166, 169, 175, 177,
189, 193, 194, 195, 197, 198, 199, 201, 210, 211, 213
Opaque/Transparent 121, 122, 124, 148, 166
P
Paper 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 30, 32, 33, 36, 38,
41, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67,
69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 83, 86, 91, 96, 101, 102, 105, 116, 117, 118, 120,
121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 129, 130, 140, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148,
150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 157, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168,
169, 170, 171, 175, 177, 178, 180, 186, 187, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194,
196, 197, 198, 209, 210, 213, 214
Pine 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, 95, 154, 176
Ply 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 114, 119, 172, 176, 185, 194, 200, 201
Poplar 90
Positive Image 5, 83, 114, 213
Proof 5, 10, 82, 161, 214
Q
Q-tip 21, 65, 75
R
Reduction 54, 60, 142, 144, 147, 148, 208
Register 15, 50, 53, 54, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148,
163, 168, 170, 207, 213
Re-inking 21, 22, 56, 59, 64, 68, 70, 75, 151, 153, 157, 162, 187, 188
Resingrave 57, 94, 99, 100, 101, 102, 113, 117, 121, 123, 128, 179,
195, 213
Retarder 9, 49, 66, 67, 71, 75, 91, 102, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 144,
151, 152, 153, 166, 176, 182, 184, 185, 213
Roller 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16, 19, 20, 32, 41, 46, 47, 61, 65, 67, 68, 69,
71, 74, 75, 85, 96, 105, 123, 151, 152, 153, 155, 165, 166, 168, 169, 171,
177, 211
Rust 110
S
Safety 2, 8, 12, 16, 73, 74, 97, 104, 108, 114, 118, 121, 172, 173
Sand 21, 30, 33, 39, 73, 74, 95, 102, 155
Scorper 99, 100, 101, 106
Scratch 73, 74, 75, 110, 117, 185
Shellac 10, 20, 51, 54, 55, 61, 66, 74, 99, 101, 102, 117, 121, 123,
125, 152, 213
Silhouette 3, 5, 11, 12, 14, 31, 32, 75, 78, 91, 102, 118, 180
Sizing 5, 70, 126, 213
Slip 12, 43, 75, 76, 108, 111, 114, 136, 137, 213
Spatula 6, 9, 19, 49, 56, 69, 75, 103, 105, 120, 122, 125, 144, 152,
171, 187, 198, 213
Spitsticker 95, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102, 106, 213
Splinters 79, 80, 81, 82, 87, 89, 91, 98, 106, 107, 110, 114, 119, 132,
133, 154
Stencil 32, 51, 54, 55, 56, 66, 144, 188, 205, 207, 208
Stone 99, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 135, 136, 137, 138, 141, 213
Strop 5, 12, 75, 76, 79, 108, 109, 111, 135, 136, 137, 138, 141, 154,
213
T
Texture 3, 4, 5, 11, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 37, 39, 40, 47, 50,
51, 53, 54, 59, 62, 63, 70, 90, 98, 107, 126, 149, 153, 158, 159, 164, 165,
166, 169, 172, 195, 207, 213
Tint tool 95, 97, 100, 101, 102, 106, 179, 213
Tools wood/linocut 6, 14, 48, 78, 79, 87, 90, 103, 107, 108, 111, 119,
129, 181
Transparent/Opaque 67, 118, 121, 124, 148, 149, 153
Tree 17, 18, 20, 23, 30, 47, 55, 59, 72, 85, 88, 101, 119, 155, 156,
157, 158, 176, 181, 184, 188, 190, 191, 193, 198
V
Viscosity 5, 9, 19, 49, 69, 70, 71, 75, 120, 121, 122, 150, 151, 213
W
Water 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 19, 20, 27, 29, 30, 37, 44, 46, 49, 55, 56, 59,
64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 74, 75, 79, 85, 87, 90, 91, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100,
101, 102, 105, 108, 109, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124,
125, 126, 135, 136, 138, 140, 141, 146, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 162,
166, 170, 171, 173, 174, 175, 176, 179, 182, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188,
189, 190, 192, 194, 195, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208,
209, 210, 213
Whet Stone 5, 12, 91, 99, 104, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114,
135, 136, 137, 213
White line 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 35, 41,
42, 43, 54, 58, 62, 64, 65, 69, 71, 72, 73, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 87, 88,
89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 102, 103, 114, 120, 121, 133, 157, 170, 181, 183, 184,
187, 188, 190, 191, 213
Wire edge 99, 112, 136, 137, 213
X
X-Acto 44, 78, 82, 85, 107, 108
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCING THE PROCESS, AND A PROJECT
FAMOUS ARTISTS
2. LINO CUTS
A COUPLE MORE PROJECTS
DESIGN THOUGHTS
LINES: TEXTURED OR SOLID LINES
BACKGROUND TEXTURING
SILHOUETTES
DRAWING, AND CLOUDS, SUN, AND MOON
BORDERS
LETTERS
A MISTAKE OR A FUN IMAGE (HALOS)
DESIGNS CAN BE TOO BUSY
OFFSETS
MULTI COLOR PRINTS: BLOCKS AND STENCILS
FROM A PHOTO TO A BLOCK TO A PRINTED IMAGE
JAPANESE METHODS (PRINTING, REGISTERING)
LINES: WHITE LINES, BLACK LINES
SIMULATED VS REAL BLACK LINES
ISSUES WITH SMALL BLOCKS AND REGISTERING
PROBLEM SOLVING
3. WOOD CUTS
SOME INITIAL POINTS, AND THE KNIFE AS A TOOL
MAKING WHITE LINE BECOME BLACK LINE
BIRCH PLYWOOD WITH V TOOLS, ETC
BASS AND POPLAR PLANK WOOD WITH V TOOLS
PROBLEM SOLVING
4. WOOD ENGRAVING ~ BOXWOOD, PLEXIGLASS, RESINGRAVE
5. TOOLS
PRINTING AIDS
LINO AND WOOD CUT TOOLS AND KNIVES
WOOD ENGRAVING TOOLS
SHARPENING AIDS, CARE AND FEEDING OF TOOLS
MORE ON THE “V” TOOL
PROPERLY USING STONES AND STROPS
ENGRAVING TOOLS
SAFETY AND NOTES
6. MATERIALS
LINOLEUM (LINO) AND WOOD, AND CLEANUP
INK, WATER AND OIL BASED ETC, AND CLEANUP
PAPER
7. RESOURCES
8. ONE MORE THING
9. GALLERY
GLOSSARY, ERRATA, AND INDEX
1. INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCING THE PROCESS, AND A PROJECT
FAMOUS ARTISTS
2. LINO CUTS
A COUPLE MORE PROJECTS
DESIGN THOUGHTS
LINES: TEXTURED OR SOLID LINES
BACKGROUND TEXTURING
SILHOUETTES
DRAWING, AND CLOUDS, SUN, AND MOON
BORDERS
LETTERS
A MISTAKE OR A FUN IMAGE (HALOS)
DESIGNS CAN BE TOO BUSY
OFFSETS
MULTI COLOR PRINTS: BLOCKS AND STENCILS
FROM A PHOTO TO A BLOCK TO A PRINTED IMAGE
JAPANESE METHODS (PRINTING, REGISTERING)
LINES: WHITE LINES, BLACK LINES
SIMULATED VS REAL BLACK LINES
ISSUES WITH SMALL BLOCKS AND REGISTERING
PROBLEM SOLVING
3. WOOD CUTS
SOME INITIAL POINTS, AND THE KNIFE AS A TOOL
MAKING WHITE LINE BECOME BLACK LINE
BIRCH PLYWOOD WITH V TOOLS, ETC
BASS AND POPLAR PLANK WOOD WITH V TOOLS
PROBLEM SOLVING
4. WOOD ENGRAVING ~ BOXWOOD, PLEXIGLASS, RESINGRAVE
5. TOOLS
PRINTING AIDS
LINO AND WOOD CUT TOOLS AND KNIVES
WOOD ENGRAVING TOOLS
SHARPENING AIDS, CARE AND FEEDING OF TOOLS
MORE ON THE “V” TOOL
PROPERLY USING STONES AND STROPS
ENGRAVING TOOLS
SAFETY AND NOTES
6. MATERIALS
LINOLEUM (LINO) AND WOOD, AND CLEANUP
INK, WATER AND OIL BASED ETC, AND CLEANUP
PAPER
7. RESOURCES
8. ONE MORE THING
9. GALLERY
GLOSSARY, ERRATA, AND INDEX
| My book on lino cuts, wood cuts (bass, poplar, birch, and pine), and wood engravings (box, Plexiglass, Resingrave) for block prints, discusses how to do certain things and how to fix many screwups, plus many unique hints. Many examples are shown in this third edition of the book, which is extremely well illustrated. Ideal for left brain people like me. |
| THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK illustratingshadows@yahoo.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linocut |
| The third edition is currently FREE in PDF format here 214 pages ISBN: 978-0-9960026-6-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016900009 This website is updated monthly and always has the latest copy of the book |
| NATURE VANISHING |
HGS (Mr Selfridge) birthplace, linocut,
masks and stencils for color, based on my
grandmother Rosalie Selfridge's (later
Wiasemsky) needlepoint she gave me.
masks and stencils for color, based on my
grandmother Rosalie Selfridge's (later
Wiasemsky) needlepoint she gave me.
All pictures (C) Simon W-S 2014-2021 however permission granted for limited use
| SOME FUN PRINTS |
| How sea dragons are born A two block, ocean stippled on one block, isometric perspective. |
| WOOD ENGRAVINGS (end grain) and also Resingrave, and Plexiglass |
| LINOCUTS |
ONE MORE THING contents
MORE ABOUT SPECIFIC TOPICS…
• THE “V” TOOL , EDGES, KEELS, FORCES, PROBLEMS
• THE TOOL THAT GOT TOO HOT; HARDENING AND TEMPERING
• CORRELATING GRIT AND MICRONS
• REDUCTION BLOCK PRINTING: WINDY FLOWERS
• REGISTERING SYSTEMS
• . . . A SIMPLE GENERAL REGISTERING SYSTEM
• . . . THE SYSTEM FOR 4-QUADRANT BLOCK PRINTING
• . . . PIN AND TAB
• . . . A VARIATION ON PIN AND TAB USED IN CHINA
• . . . PIN AND TAB IN ACTUAL USE
• . . . REGISTRATION ISSUES
• . . . FOUR QUADRANT PRINT OVERLAPS
• PRINT QUALITY: MAKING NECTAR TROVE
• WOOD SURFACE PREPARATION
• . . . BEFORE CUTTING - DECIDE FOR YOURSELF
• . . . AFTER CUTTING - A POTENTIAL MISTAKE
• BUSY DESIGNS
• PRESENTATION: MATTING, EDITIONS, SERIES
• DAMPING ABSORBENT OR THICKER PAPERS
MORE ABOUT SOME PROJECTS …
• HUMMINGBIRDS ARRIVE (MERRY series)
• AUTUMN/FALL, SPRING (ELEMENTS SERIES)
• QUIET POND, A FOUR COLOR PROJECT
FUN STUFF…
MORE ABOUT SPECIFIC TOPICS…
• THE “V” TOOL , EDGES, KEELS, FORCES, PROBLEMS
• THE TOOL THAT GOT TOO HOT; HARDENING AND TEMPERING
• CORRELATING GRIT AND MICRONS
• REDUCTION BLOCK PRINTING: WINDY FLOWERS
• REGISTERING SYSTEMS
• . . . A SIMPLE GENERAL REGISTERING SYSTEM
• . . . THE SYSTEM FOR 4-QUADRANT BLOCK PRINTING
• . . . PIN AND TAB
• . . . A VARIATION ON PIN AND TAB USED IN CHINA
• . . . PIN AND TAB IN ACTUAL USE
• . . . REGISTRATION ISSUES
• . . . FOUR QUADRANT PRINT OVERLAPS
• PRINT QUALITY: MAKING NECTAR TROVE
• WOOD SURFACE PREPARATION
• . . . BEFORE CUTTING - DECIDE FOR YOURSELF
• . . . AFTER CUTTING - A POTENTIAL MISTAKE
• BUSY DESIGNS
• PRESENTATION: MATTING, EDITIONS, SERIES
• DAMPING ABSORBENT OR THICKER PAPERS
MORE ABOUT SOME PROJECTS …
• HUMMINGBIRDS ARRIVE (MERRY series)
• AUTUMN/FALL, SPRING (ELEMENTS SERIES)
• QUIET POND, A FOUR COLOR PROJECT
FUN STUFF…
PRINTS DISCUSSED IN THIS BOOK
A COW’S HEAD 35, 100, 179
A DOG’S WELCOME 183
A GENTLE SUMMER 206
A LAZY SUMMER 204, 206
ABANDONED AERODROME 30, 199
AIR 62, 64, 202, 206
AIRBORNE FLOWERS 30, 66, 210
AN OCEAN’S CORNER 29, 195
AUTUMN 131, 167, 168, 205
BABY BEAKS 179, 201
BEAKY AND MIKO 177
BEAKY BUZZES MIKO 155, 179, 200
BEES AND HONEY 187
BIRD ON A POND 184
BIRTH OF A DRAGONFLY 29, 31, 44, 72, 189
BOUNTY 184
BREAKFAST FLOWERS 52, 54, 207
BURRO AND A SNOWMAN 173, 185
BUTTERCUPS AND CHEESE 181
CATERPILLAR ON VINE 184
CLOUDS AND WAVES 39, 100, 178
DESERT ROSE 176, 200
DOG IN THE DESERT 97, 179
EARTH 63, 64, 202
ELEPHANTS NEVER FORGET 186
ELEPHANTS RESTING 186
FALL DESERT ROSE 176
FIRE 64, 203
FLIGHT 62, 63, 64, 202, 206
FLORAL SNOWFLAKES 66, 209
FLUTTERBY SKY 30, 40, 48, 51, 56, 207
FROSTY’S LUNCH ADVENTURE 185
FROSTY’S SPA ADVENTURE 185
HEALING NUN 183
HGS BIRTH PLACE 199
HOLY CROSS MISSION 47, 197
HUMMINGBIRDS 31, 74, 131, 150, 163, 166, 210
HURLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH 199
INFANT JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH 198
IRIS BUNNY 58, 182
KUMIKO’S SHADOW 118, 180
LOOKING FOR TREASURE 180
LOVE THE OCEAN 178
MIKO’S DILEMMA 176
MILKING TIME 28, 88, 181, 200
MILKING TIME AGAIN 181
NATURE ASCENDING 16, 22, 44, 55, 56, 59, 70, 188
NATURE VANISHING 182
NATURE’S APPLES 44, 62, 70, 191
NATURE’S CYCLE 25, 190
NECTAR TROVE 67, 74, 131, 149, 150, 153, 166, 177, 210, 211
NEW MEXICO SPRING 66, 209, 210
PARROT IN THE AMAZON 97, 98, 179
PLYING THE COFFEE TRADE 192
QUIET POND 131, 170, 208
REUNION 39, 101, 180
ROSALIE 96, 179
RUDOLPH AND THE IRIS 185
SAILING THE OCEANS 192
SAN ISIDRO MISSION 197
SAN LORENZO CHURCH 198
SHACKLETON’S FAMED ENDURANCE 72, 73, 193
SILVER WOLF 160, 176
SMALL COASTAL SHIP 178
SOMETHING FISHY HERE 178
SPRING 131, 159, 167, 169, 196, 204
SPRING IN SOMERSET CHURCH 159, 196
ST BEUNO CHURCH 159, 196
ST PAUL’S ARRIVAL 101, 195
ST PAUL’S MISADVENTURE 101, 172, 193, 194
ST PAUL’S SHIPWRECK 72, 101, 172, 194
ST VINCENT DE PAUL 197
SUMMER 204, 206
THE POND AT WAYFORD WOODS 156, 190
THE YOUNG LADY 58, 182
WATER 14, 64, 99, 116, 123, 124, 203
WINDY FLOWERS 56, 131, 142, 144, 147, 208
WINTER 65, 185, 205
A COW’S HEAD 35, 100, 179
A DOG’S WELCOME 183
A GENTLE SUMMER 206
A LAZY SUMMER 204, 206
ABANDONED AERODROME 30, 199
AIR 62, 64, 202, 206
AIRBORNE FLOWERS 30, 66, 210
AN OCEAN’S CORNER 29, 195
AUTUMN 131, 167, 168, 205
BABY BEAKS 179, 201
BEAKY AND MIKO 177
BEAKY BUZZES MIKO 155, 179, 200
BEES AND HONEY 187
BIRD ON A POND 184
BIRTH OF A DRAGONFLY 29, 31, 44, 72, 189
BOUNTY 184
BREAKFAST FLOWERS 52, 54, 207
BURRO AND A SNOWMAN 173, 185
BUTTERCUPS AND CHEESE 181
CATERPILLAR ON VINE 184
CLOUDS AND WAVES 39, 100, 178
DESERT ROSE 176, 200
DOG IN THE DESERT 97, 179
EARTH 63, 64, 202
ELEPHANTS NEVER FORGET 186
ELEPHANTS RESTING 186
FALL DESERT ROSE 176
FIRE 64, 203
FLIGHT 62, 63, 64, 202, 206
FLORAL SNOWFLAKES 66, 209
FLUTTERBY SKY 30, 40, 48, 51, 56, 207
FROSTY’S LUNCH ADVENTURE 185
FROSTY’S SPA ADVENTURE 185
HEALING NUN 183
HGS BIRTH PLACE 199
HOLY CROSS MISSION 47, 197
HUMMINGBIRDS 31, 74, 131, 150, 163, 166, 210
HURLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH 199
INFANT JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH 198
IRIS BUNNY 58, 182
KUMIKO’S SHADOW 118, 180
LOOKING FOR TREASURE 180
LOVE THE OCEAN 178
MIKO’S DILEMMA 176
MILKING TIME 28, 88, 181, 200
MILKING TIME AGAIN 181
NATURE ASCENDING 16, 22, 44, 55, 56, 59, 70, 188
NATURE VANISHING 182
NATURE’S APPLES 44, 62, 70, 191
NATURE’S CYCLE 25, 190
NECTAR TROVE 67, 74, 131, 149, 150, 153, 166, 177, 210, 211
NEW MEXICO SPRING 66, 209, 210
PARROT IN THE AMAZON 97, 98, 179
PLYING THE COFFEE TRADE 192
QUIET POND 131, 170, 208
REUNION 39, 101, 180
ROSALIE 96, 179
RUDOLPH AND THE IRIS 185
SAILING THE OCEANS 192
SAN ISIDRO MISSION 197
SAN LORENZO CHURCH 198
SHACKLETON’S FAMED ENDURANCE 72, 73, 193
SILVER WOLF 160, 176
SMALL COASTAL SHIP 178
SOMETHING FISHY HERE 178
SPRING 131, 159, 167, 169, 196, 204
SPRING IN SOMERSET CHURCH 159, 196
ST BEUNO CHURCH 159, 196
ST PAUL’S ARRIVAL 101, 195
ST PAUL’S MISADVENTURE 101, 172, 193, 194
ST PAUL’S SHIPWRECK 72, 101, 172, 194
ST VINCENT DE PAUL 197
SUMMER 204, 206
THE POND AT WAYFORD WOODS 156, 190
THE YOUNG LADY 58, 182
WATER 14, 64, 99, 116, 123, 124, 203
WINDY FLOWERS 56, 131, 142, 144, 147, 208
WINTER 65, 185, 205
| Four south west New Mexico churches, as separate 4 by 6 inch block prints black oil based ink on archival white paper |
