Lino Analysis

Characteristics:
Smooth
Durable
Bendy
Tough
Flat
Hard
Thin
Reinforced
You can cut/Carve it

Potentials:
Carve it
Print it
Emboss
Rubbings
Reduction printing
Sturdy
Can print onto different surfaces
Easy for simple or big designs

Limitations:
Mistakes are irreversible
It not a 3D surfaces
Most work hard to get texture
Hard to cut
Limited colour application
Rollers etc
Hard to clean,
Hard to get off hands
Barrier cream for hands
White spirit fumes are dangerous
Long time to dry
Not easy to pick up skill
Difficult to carve detail

First I traced a drawing that I had drawn previously and put it over my lino and held it in place using sellotape and went over the tracing on the lino to get at least a faint imprint of the tracing on the lino as a guideline. Then I used the lino handle to carve out over the guidelines and paying attention to the intricate details that are there