Talking Points: What is Linocut?
A collection of imagery and sources designed to introduce children to the process of linocut.
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Linocut
Teachers Notes
Linocut print is a printmaking technique used for relief printing. The surface of the Linoleum is cut into with sharp V shaped tools to create a design.
Linocut originates from the technique ‘woodcut’. In this process a block of wood is used to carve from instead of linoleum. Woodcut is the oldest form of printmaking with records of its use on textiles from as long ago as the twelfth century.
