Chine Colle

Chine Colle is a process whereby lightweight paper such as tissue are pasted onto the main paper surface to create additional colors and textures under the print. The following are by Ouida Touchon, Poli Marichal and Mark Cazalet,.

Artists who use lino cuts

Many artists use lino cuts as a way to explore different media. The sharp lines can be very expressive. Book illustrators use the technique to create simple single or two colour images particularly for children's books.

Edward Bawden (1903-1989)

Edward was a graphic artist and printmaker, known for his book illustrations and scenes of London.

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

This prolific artist relentlessly experimented with different media and produced many lino cuts, which suited the Cubist approach.

Sybil Andrews (1898-1992) 

Sybil worked as a welder during both world wars and learned her printmaking techniques via a correspondents course. Her dynamic lino prints often showed people at work and were influenced by Futurism, an art movement concerned with the movement and energy of life.

Monotype

Monotype is a simple printmaking technique, sometimes known as a painterly print because is it as much a painting as it is a print. Each print is unique (hence the term 'mono') but can be built up and slightly changed each time. The following examples are by Chris Mullins, Adam Flanagan, Janet May Robinson, Kirsti Wakelin and George Pratt.