Nature Imprinted

A Complete Guide to Lino Printing, with 10 Nature-Inspired Designs

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

Capture the beautiful natural world with printmaking linocut blocks from Inky Dog Studio's Jane Spink. Learn to make your own linocut blocks of the world all around you.Jane Spink, founder of dynamic and successful Inky Dog Studio, shares her working process for creating her stunning prints inspired by the natural world. Be taken through the initial sketches and inspirational photos, explore different linocut 'doodles' to discover your favourite marks to carve, then ultimately carve the final design onto a block.Following an inspirational chapter and demo exercise on key linocut techniques, Jane guides you through 10 striking projects, each adding useful skills as you proceed. In this way, you build and develop your carving and printing skills at your own pace, while creating a remarkable work of art. Learn to carve birds, flowers, leaves and more, and simultaneously see how to make negative images, incorporate different colours and make complex versions.From ready-to-use templates for all the projects, you can start making your own print blocks, and learn tips for developing the skills to create your own.This is a gorgeous, highly visually intuitive how-to book that breaks away from the dry step-by-step guide, and will be a springboard for you to set out on, or advance further along, your own nature-inspired linocut journey.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-03-21
Mått:204 x 260 x 30 mm
Vikt:832 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Search Press Ltd
ISBN:9781800920972

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Mer om författaren

Jane is a UK-based artist and printmaker. After gaining a degree in Textile Design from Central Saint Martins in the 1980s, Jane worked as a freelance textile and graphic designer for almost 20 years, followed by 16 years of teaching art in schools. Jane set up her own art/printmaking practice, Inky Dog Studio, in 2018. Within very little time, Jane's stunning work has generated a passionate following worldwide, with over 100,000 followers on Instagram alone.Jane lives and works in the historic market town of Rayleigh, Essex, UK.@inkydogstudiowww.inkydogstudio.com

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Would you like to learn linocut printing from an expert? Search Press has just the book for you! In Nature Imprinted, UK artist and author Jane Spink shepherds readers through the process of creating linocut blocks, and details how to use them to make lovely prints that reflect the beauty of the natural world. You'll learn to carve birds, flowers, leaves and more while building your skill set with each project. As Jane declares in the book's opening, I will never stop being amazed at the potential this process offers to create new ideas. From strong, simple and graphic, to the capacity for achieving the finest details, linocut printing is a wonderful technique for creating many, many different styles of artwork.She says you don't need to spend a lot to get started and suggests purchasing a simple kit... that's always welcome news when trying a new hobby. I found it interesting to read about the tools, inks and papers, and how to handle them. For example, pressing tools range from a simple wooden spoon to book presses, or printing and etching presses that can cost up to a hundred thousand dollars! Techniques are presented one by one and there is also a handy troubleshooting section. A template is included for each design. By the way, prints don't have to be black and white...vivid colors can be used too. Enjoy a flipthrough video on the book's Amazon page where there are already 26 verified reviews. Each one is 5 stars - it doesn't get much better than that! Also, check out Jane Spink's website, Inky Dog Studio, and her very popular Instagram feed... she is @inkydogstudio.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionWhat is linocutting?Tools & equipmentInksSurfacesTechniques– Demo projectDesign & inspirationPROJECTS:No. 1: First CarvesNo. 2: Plant TherapyNo. 3: A Study in LinoNo. 4: Getting BolderNo. 5: It's All in the DetailsNo. 6: Let's Add colourNo. 7: My Walk TodayNo. 8: More Blocks, PleaseNo. 9: Inspired by My GardenNo. 10: Mixing It Up!TroubleshootingLast word: taking it furtherTemplatesIndex