I wanted to run a quick print test, investigating whether a lino cut print would show up well on top of stencilled paint printing. I was dubious about this because right when I started lino printing years ago, I tried to hand print a two colour lino print. What I found was, the thickness of the ink on the page meant that the second colour wasn’t printing properly – probably would have benefit from a proper press.
Anyway, I used an old lino cut I’d printed of a fig houseplant, and quickly laid down some diamonds in pink sponged paint. I wasn’t expecting good results, but they came out really well!
This is hugely useful for me because it means I can print colour underneath my lino cut print now. This will mean the lines on top are crisp, and will make registration a little more forgiving than if I tried to stencil on top of a lino print.
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