Linoleum Prints

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Linoleum Prints
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Linoleum Printing is defined as

• a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in
  which a sheet of linoleum 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 cut areas can then be
  pulled from the backing. 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.

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Printmaking

• Although linoleum as a floor covering dates to
  the 1860s, the linocut was invented by the
  artists of Die Brücke in Germany between 1905-13.
  At first they described their prints as woodcuts,
  which sounded more respectable.
• Due to ease of use, linocut is widely used in
  schools to introduce students to the art of
  printmaking similarly, non-professional artists
  often use linocut rather than woodcut. But, as
  Picasso and Henri Matisse helped to establish,
  linoleum is also a respected medium used for
  printmaking by professional artists. The first
  large color linocuts made by an American artist
  were those of Walter Inglis Anderson, ca.
  1943-1945, which were exhibited at the Brooklyn
  Museum in 1949.

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Die Brucke (The Bridge)

• Die Brücke (The Bridge) was a group of German
  expressionist artists formed in Dresden in 1905,
  after which the Brücke Museum in Berlin was
  named. Founding members were Fritz Bleyl, Erich
  Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Karl
  Schmidt-Rottluff. Later members were Emil Nolde,
  Max Pechstein and Otto Mueller. The group was one
  of the seminal ones, which in due course had a
  major impact on the evolution of modern art in
  the 20th century and created the style of
  Expressionism.1

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Walter Inglis Anderson (September 29, 1903 -
November 30, 1965) was an American painter,
writer, and naturalist.
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Henry Matisse (31 December 1869 3 November
1954) was a French artist, known for his use of
color and his fluid, brilliant and original
draftsmanship.
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Picasso (October 25, 1881 April 8, 1973) was a
Andalusian-Spanish painter, draftsman, and
sculptor.
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Some examples of linoleum prints
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More Examples
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Your project will be to

• Sketch an interesting idea using the idea of
  reversal relief.
• Carve your linoleum block with wood carving
  tools.
• Choose 4 different surfaces besides plain paper,
  using acrylic paint, to print your linoleum
  project (creative surfaces will earn you more
  points).
• Be neat, precise, and creative!

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Materials

• Sketchbook
• Linoleum
• Wood carving tools
• Acrylic paint
• Multi surfaces for printing besides plain paper!