Printmaking and Linocut Print Books
These are a selection of my favourite printmaking books and magazines.
How to make a linocut print books
Linocut for Artists and Designers
by Nick Morely
Published by The Crowood Press
Nick Morely's book Linocut for Artists and Designers is perfect as a beginner's guide to linocut print. I've also found it extremely useful to re-read and use as a reference as my work has developed over the years.
Jackson's Art blog - Linocut for Artists and Designers gives a good insight into the book. It also shows example pages from the book too.
Linocut and Reduction Printmaking
By Laura Boswell
Published by The Crowood Press
By Linocut and Reduction Printmaking
Linocut. Learn in a Weekend
by Nick Morely
Published by Skittledog
Buy Linocut. Learn in a Weekend
Linocut. A Creative Guide to Making Beautiful Prints
By Sam Marshall
Published by Herbert Press and Bloomsbury Publishing
Buy Linocut. A Creative Guide to Making Beautiful Prints
Making an Impression - Designing and creating artful stamps
by Gennie D Zlatkis
Published by Lark
Making an Impression is about stamping onto home accessories and cards. It has step-by-step instructions for stamping onto different materials, such as paper, fabric and terracotta. Hand-carved stamps are made using easy carve lino or erasers. The book has 20 craft projects you can try at home.
Fresh Prints - 25 easy and enticing print projects to make at home
by Christine Leech
Published by Quadrille
Fresh Prints is a stamping-based book with craft project ideas for home accessories, clothing and accessories.
Expressive Printmaking
By Mary Dalton
Published by The Crowood Press
A step-by-step book with inspiration for more experimental printmaking.
Printmaking books for inspiration
Angie Lewin - Plants and Places
Published by Merrill
Angie Lewin - Plants and Places features Angie Lewin's stunning linocut and woodblock print inspired by nature. She's one of my favourite printmakers and one of the people who inspired me to take up printmaking.
British Prints from the Machine Age - Rhythms of Modern Life 1914- 1939
Published by Thames and Hudson
British Prints from the Machine Age documents the history of this era of this style of printmaking from the First World War to the outbreak of the Second World War. It features linocuts, woodcuts, etching and lithographs from artists such as Sybil Andrews, Claude Flight and Cyrill E. Power. I've always loved this era of art and printmaking.
The Life and Art of Clifford Webb
by Simon Brett
Published by Little Toller
The Life and Art of Clifford Webb is full of his life's work as a printmaker. It includes linocut and woodblock print.
Anita Klein linocuts
Published by The Fine Art Partnership
I love Anita Klein's style of linocut prints. This is a catalogue from one of her exhibitions.
Printmaking magazines
Pressing Matters - Celebrating modern Printmaking
Pressing Matters magazine is an inspiring magazine that celebrates modern printmaking from around the world.
The Best Art Podcasts to Listen to
Ask an Artist - Run by Artists, for Artists
I wish this Ask an Artist podcast had been available when I changed direction to become an artist.
Laura Boswell was (& still is) an artist I greatly admire, not only for her art but her approach to making a living as an artist. Laura is a professional printmaker specialising in linocut and traditional Japanese woodblock. She’s joined by Peter Keegan, a painter specialising in portraiture. Peter is also the director of The Courtyard Art Studio.
The weekly podcast gives insights into every aspect of making a living as an artist.
I’m still learning, so I can see it will be invaluable.
Have a listen. 😊🎨
I'll add to this list when I discover new books and resources.
Michelle
Would you like to learn how to make a linocut print?
Online courses
Online self-paced learning. Full access for one year, so that you can study at your own pace and home. Instructional videos and step-by-step guides.
Beginners guide to linocut printing
How to make a multi-block linocut print
Linocut workshops
My linocut workshops are all held in my York print studio. I teach in small groups of no more than four people, so that everyone gets lots of one to one tuition.
Introduction to linocut printing workshop
Follow on 'jigsaw' linocut printing workshop
See my linocut workshops and online courses page for links to each of my courses and workshops.
Linocut and printmaking tools and materials
Find out more about the tools and equipment needed to create linocut prints in my 'lino cutting equipment' blog.
See step-by-step how I make my linocut prints
See examples of how I make my linocut prints in the Studio Diary section of my blog.
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Happy linocutting!
Michelle
About the author
Michelle Hughes is a North Yorkshire landscape artist. Much of her work depicts the Yorkshire landscape and Yorkshire coast, including the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors.
Michelle loves exploring the British countryside by bike or on foot, camera in hand, capturing ideas for her next prints. Back in her garden studio, Michelle creates simple but stylised silhouettes based on her photographs, and hand carves these shapes into lino. She hand prints with an etching press, using oil-based inks to create tonal blocks of colour.
Michelle’s original linocut prints are limited editions.