Greetings Cards in Lino

If you have joined me in this course, I expect you have an interest in art and craft and a desire to create your own cards using linocut.

There is nothing more special than gifting someone a handmade card you have created from scratch yourself - especially a linocut. 

Watch the video below to find out why I think that greetings cards are so special and like ‘Mini Pieces of Art’.

In the video above I discuss exactly why I think greetings cards are amazing!

Aims and Objectives

The aims and objectives of this course are as follows: 

• To understand what linocut is 

• To gain a thorough understanding of the tools and materials needed to handprint a greetings card using lino including some lino alternatives

• To have a good idea of how to create a design for a greetings card

• To be competent in transferring a design onto a block using carbon and tracing paper

• To be competent in cutting the lino including knowledge of how to hold a linocutter and what cutting tools to select for different marks

• To understand exactly how to ink a small linocut block using a roller

• To know how to hand-burnish a piece of lino using a wooden spoon

• To have created a registration board and know how to use it

• To have created at least one single-colour linocut greetings cards

• To have the knowledge of how to create a two-colour print and some other options for where you could develop your skills