Article · The Weekend Beckons
Linocut for Beginners – Designing and Carving
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2022
About this lesson
A beginner-focused walkthrough of the first half of linocut: choosing supplies, transferring a design onto lino with tracing paper, and carving progressively with small to large gouges while keeping fingers safe behind the blade.
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