This lino cut is distinctive in that it's the first block print where Lynne has hand-inked one of the plates. (Detail only illustrated)
Above: Detail from "Headland", a 3 plate lino print.
Hand-inking means that instead of using a roller to apply printmaker's ink to the plate, or block, the ink is applied with say, a paintbrush. In this instance, it was a paintbrush followed by a small roller with another colour over the top. This was to tone down the brush marks a little, which otherwise were a bit distracting.
Though it meant the edition took quite some time to complete, it added a great deal of character to each print and was, Lynne felt, successful. Something worth developing in subsequent prints.
Above: Detail from "Headland", a 3 plate lino print.
Hand-inking means that instead of using a roller to apply printmaker's ink to the plate, or block, the ink is applied with say, a paintbrush. In this instance, it was a paintbrush followed by a small roller with another colour over the top. This was to tone down the brush marks a little, which otherwise were a bit distracting.
Though it meant the edition took quite some time to complete, it added a great deal of character to each print and was, Lynne felt, successful. Something worth developing in subsequent prints.
View the full "Headland" print.