Lino Printmaking: A Newcastle Printmaker’s Blog
What is a reduction print?
There are many different types of printmaking - from the crude potato cuts that children do in their early years to more sophisticated methods such as:
Monotype
Linocut
Etching
Woodblock
My preferred method that of Linocut, although I occasionally dabble in monotype. I get an enormous amount of pleasure from being a Lino print artist and want to share my experience with you.
Before getting into what a reduction print is, let’s make sure we understand the basic form.