Lino Cut - Further Inspiration

Throughout this project i am keeping a pinterest dedicated to 505 to document all forms of inspiration. Although it is only the start of the project i am beginning to consider image making methods of my final pieces. As it is made clear through the year, i have developed a real interest in lino cut, and have continued to look for new inspirations! (as well as revisiting old)

- Exploring lino cut again is something that i will have to properly consider and plan my time accordingly as it is such a long process. Even if i don't end up creating lino - i can still use these images to influence the visual aesthetic of my work.

Liz Myhill

- love the way the lino is displayed as a combination of block colour and finer line. Using larger lino cuts of shape is something i didn't explore during 505. The block sections of colour really provide more depth and detail to the images. Lovely limited colour palette.

- (i created the detail with mono print - i like bringing texture to contrast with the line)

"Amanda Colville is a printmaker and artist with a passion for all things print, pattern and colour. Using an old washing mangle as a printing press, she creates linocut prints and artwork from her home in Norfolk."

I love these prints by Amanda Coalville! This style of lino is something i feel more familiar with - creating lots of fine detail and printing in line. I love how she has brought colour into her images - not overpowering but breaks up the detail. 

- Her pattern creations are wonderful and its really interesting to see how you can take a single object and make it so much more interesting by repeating and layering. 

Anne Burnham.

- I love the layering of tone in this image - it really breaks up the line and provides a lot of depth. I really like how organic and natural this image feels. It reminds me that lino doesn't have to have a perfect quality to it - and that sometimes the more interesting images are those that are more spontaneous - where the lines are very much created in the process of cutting. You can instantly tell its a lino cut with the raw quality it has.

- Pembrokeshire national park campaign.

- giving lino cut a softer edge is really interesting. - building up the detail in purly block shapes of colour rather than detailed fine lines is another approach to consider.

Rachel Newling - artist and printmaker.

- love the bold use of block line as well as the contrast of small fine details brought to the image. the precision of line is admirable!

- i am baffled as to how to much fine detail can be created through the lino cut process! i have a lot of skills to develop in this area if i wish to continue my interest.