lino print

To start off my pattern making I will use a current technique I have learned. To create a lino block you first need to decide what you want as your print, I have chosen to do a repeated heart pattern. You then draw your image onto the lino and start to cut away the drawing lines. To print the lino onto either fabric or paper you use a paint called 'block paint'.

The only problems with the block print is that the material can not be washed as the paint will run, and if I printed this onto a colourful fabric and wanted to keep the colour, it would then be covered by the paint.