Skill Building

STEP 1: Trace design

STEP 2: Start carving!

STEP 3: Done carving

I chose to create a linoleum block print frame to put around my photos. While working on my block print, I have found that it is really important to plan everything out. I tend to get too excited to start carving and begin before I'm ready. 

I have also learned a couple cool tricks to make carving easier:

- Heat up the linoleum with a hair dryer to make it softer to carve

- Carve out the edges of small shapes with a thin blade, then use a wider one to carve out the center

This was not the first time I used linoleum. I made a print last year as well, but this one was different because it's a frame and printing it with ink will also be different. We'll see how that goes....