Block Print for Beginners: Learn to make lino blocks and create unique relief prints (Volume 2) (Inspired Artist, 2)

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Learn to create unique, contemporary works of art with traditional carving tools and printmaking techniques. Step-by-step projects and creative lino prints make it fun and easy. Aspiring artists, illustrators, art students, and art hobbyists will discover how to use basic carving tools and techniques to design and create custom lino prints for distinctive works of art. Practical instruction combined with approachable step-by-step projects and inspirational imagery guide readers on an engaging, easy-to-follow exploration of block printing. Following an introduction to essential materials, such as printmaking inks, linoleum blocks, carving tools, and papers, Block Print for Beginners demonstrates how to get from uncarved block to finished print, including transferring a drawing, carving the block, working with inks, and achieving the best print results. Once comfortable with the basics, aspiring printmakers can move on to explore a series of step-by-step tutorials for creating a variety of lino prints with blocks they can use over and over again. From basic block prints to more advanced techniques, such as printing in repeated patterns and creating stationery, wrapping paper, wallpaper, and more, Block Print for Beginners provides a fresh, contemporary, and enjoyable approach to learning this time-treasured art form. The Inspired Artist series invites art hobbyists and casual art enthusiasts to have fun learning basic art concepts, relaxing into the creative process to make art in a playful, contemporary style. Also from the series, find even more artistic inspiration with: Draw Every Little Thing, Paint Every Little Thing, and Watercolor Painting at Home. Review: Great book! - I already have experience of different printing techniques using a studio, but was looking at trying some simple designs to explore hand printing onto textiles at home. It was good to get back to basics but with ideas in a simple but interesting style, and using newer block materials. This book was just what I needed for ideas and straightforward instructions to do it at home. Great step-by-step pictures, and concise and clearly written instructions in good English. (So crucial - I've been intensely irritated and turned right off in some 'how to' art books by poor writing style that really gets in the way and not enough clear pictures. ) Nice ideas for exploring techniques progressively and then applying them further. I particularly appreciated that each project is written to stand alone with reminders of important steps in tracing or transferring images, and good advice for equipment and materials for beginners. I would recommend this book for beginners. Review: Worth it! - One of the better block printing books I have come across! Worth the investment.