Smooth, Durable, Bendy, Tough, Flat, hard, Thin, Reinforced, You can cut it, Carve it
how to make a print :
after cutting the Lino you choose from a selection of inks, roll the ink onto the Lino block, Place it on the albion Press as accurately as possible place you choice of paper on top of you Lino Block place the sheet connected to the albion press, press the Lino block against the paper using the albion press remove the block and peel off the paper and your Lino print should be on the Paper.
The potentials of Lino cutting is that you can carve into it with various gauge tools very easily, too make your image and make Prints, emboss and rubbings and has the ability to make reduction prints. the quality of the Lino was very tough sturdy and has been reinforced on one side for extra sturdiness. The Lino prints onto a variety of different surfaces. It is easy for simple designs or big sized pieces, however using Lino does present a few limitations, cuts made on the Lino are not reversible you are not able to print on a 3d surface, a lot of preparation has to be done to get the right texture to work on into the Lino, it maybe hard to cut at times depending on the tools in use allows without a bench hook this made cause safety hazards as the tools are sharp and may easily cut human skin. Post using the Lino the cleaning process is very demanding and it does take some time to clean up, if the barrier cream isn't applied properly then it may be a task to get off your hands and it gets under your finger nails and takes a while ti get it off.the white spirit fumes may cause breathing problems if the room isn't well ventilated. it does take along time to dry wen using oil based inks it is also time consuming but at the end of the day it produces beautiful prints.
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