Lino Cut

ABOUT LINOCUTS

Linocut is a graphic technique where the sharp instruments are used to cut into the lino surface. With printing ink and rollers the surface is covered. Paper is then placed on the Lino and run through the printing press. The results are limited edition prints and the print number can be figured out from the bottom of the print [for eg: 1/3 would mean the first print of the 3 prints taken for that design].

Pic: Artist Shalini Patel's Lino cut prints in display at White Sanctum Art gallery

As Wikipedia puts it :"It 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, Vshaped 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. ". With the advance of technology Linocut usages have diminished.