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Three Layer Linocut

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I did this three layer linocut this past winter and it won me an art award! yay! :D

For those who don't know:
Linocut is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for the relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller (called a brayer), and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a press.

This linocut required lots of carving and reprinting over the same image, working in layers.
First, I printed the yellow. Then I carved a bit away and printed the goldlike color, carved more, printed the brown, then once more, carved away and printed the black.
It was a lot of fun! But took foreveeeerrrr.

I should try it again sometime.

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