‘I think you are wonderful’ carries a beautifully honest sentiment. I thought it would make a prime lino print. Intricately cut letters using a No.1 lino cutting blade formed the type; a mix of sans serif and a cursive flowing font.
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The nature of transferring the image and then cutting it by hand migrates the type away from its standardised form and introduces unique ridges and waves to the letter forms.
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Soft cut lino blocks don’t have the hessian backing. This means you can hold it up to the light to see how your design is getting on in a readable perspective.
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I wanted a colourful print, but without dividing up the the lino block, I decided to make a gradient. Rolling blue and yellow inks together gently blends the colours from blue to green through to yellow.
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Marking up placement of printing block and card placement removes the stress of centring the print on the page.
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Printed onto a variety of card stocks further enhances the prints.
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Introducing other colours gives more variety.
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The full creation process is available on our Youtube channel. Prints are available on our Etsy page.
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