Block Print for Beginners: Learn to make lino blocks and create unique relief prints

Block Print for Beginners is a book that teaches how to use traditional carving tools and printmaking techniques to create unique, contemporary works of art. It includes step-by-step projects and creative lino prints, making it fun and easy for aspiring artists, illustrators, art students, and art hobbyists to explore block printing.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 30 March 2021
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing

Are you ready to unlock your creative potential and create stunning, one-of-a-kind works of art? With the help of traditional carving tools and printmaking techniques, you can achieve just that! In this comprehensive guide, we'll take you on a journey to discover the art of block printing. Whether you're an aspiring artist, illustrator, art student, or art hobbyist, this book is designed to help you unleash your creativity and create beautiful, contemporary works of art.

Step-by-step projects and creative lino prints make it fun and easy to learn the art of block printing. You'll start by exploring essential materials such as printmaking inks, linoleum blocks, carving tools, and papers. We'll then guide you through the process of transferring a drawing, carving the block, working with inks, and achieving the best print results.

Once you've mastered the basics, you can move on to explore a series of step-by-step tutorials for creating a variety of lino prints with blocks you can use over and over again. From simple block prints to more advanced techniques such as printing in repeated patterns and creating stationery, wrapping paper, wallpaper, and more, this book 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. In addition to this guide, you can find even more artistic inspiration with our other titles in the series, such as Draw Every Little Thing, Paint Every Little Thing, and Watercolor Painting at Home.

So why wait? Unleash your creativity and start creating stunning works of art with block printing today!

Weight: 648g
Dimension: 296 x 221 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781633228887