Life in Lino

About this event

Create unique lino prints inspired by Everyday life. Over five weeks we will take inspiration From aspects from your everyday life - people, places, activities or objects And transform them into linocuts. Learn the basic techniques to carve your Lino plate and enjoy the experimental side of inking and printing up your Design to create a series of exciting and vigorous prints. Week 1 Introduction to the basic tools through Demonstration and learn how to carve lino exploring the use of Mark making with one-to-one help. Explore images of everyday life that could be developed Into a print, such as familiar buildings, still life objects or portraits of People. Week 2 With tutor support, develop a design for Your print and learn through demonstration how to transfer your drawing onto the lino and begin carving the white areas away. You will learn how to ink up a Plate to take a print basic print. Week 3 Develop plates, carving away more areas to create a reduction print. Experiment with different inking up techniques and Registration processes to create multiple prints. Week 4 Experiment with overlapping plates Rotating and offsetting, how to use a printing press and experiment with Prin

Event details

Date

Tuesday, 19 January 2027

Start time

13:30

Venue

Attenborough Arts Centre

University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester, LE1 7HA

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