A step-by-step explanation ofReduction Process Linoleum Block Printing-Part 5

How do you get the different colors? This is a question I frequently hear when I go to an Art festival. People reading this may have done a single color Linoleum block print; in this blog, I will discuss how I get multiple colors from one block and registration.

 Since I printed the blue rainbow roll last time, I now refer to my planning drawing to see which parts of my design should be that color. In this case, the sky and the shadows beneath the dogs will stay blue, so that is what I am cutting out. 

These photos show the print with the first color on it and the block with the blue areas cut out.  In my next step I will print black, because I want the dogs to be black.  As I print the second color, I need to line up the block with the black ink on it with the blue ink on the paper. This is called registration. I lay the paper face up on the table and carefully match two corners of the block to the edges of the print.  I didn’t roll ink on the top part of the block because the top of the block is totally cut away.  I chose to print black before I print the green Christmas tree because the dogs are in the foreground and it will be easier to cut the dogs out rather than cutting the tree in the background.

I made  a short video on registration that I will post on my Instagram account. 

Check out my Instagram account to see reels about my process at  https://www.instagram.com/dcastlebabcockart/ . Follow me to see new reels as I post them. 

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