2007-03-03 00:10:05 · 2 answers · asked by lalit n 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
I remember doing this at school many years ago. Basically it is engraving a piece of lino with various sharp tools, U, V, pointed etc to create the negative of a picture. When finished you coat the surface with paint or ink and place a sheet of paper on top.
Pass a roller over the paper to get an even print then carefully peel away the paper.
Turn it over and voilà, your picture.
When you get bored doing it on potatoes, try lino!!
2007-03-03 00:17:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comes from Linoleum cut. Like the poster said, you cut a negative into the soft but firm linoleum, ink it, and print from it. It is a sort of beginner level printmaking activity, although even Picasso dabbled in it throughout his life because it IS a unique and valid way to make an image.
2007-03-03 00:52:47 · answer #2 · answered by A Wand'ring Minstrel I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋