Course Overview

• Learn how to design and create bold multi-coloured linoprints using the lino reduction method, where a single lino block is gradually carved and printed in layers to build the final image.
• Develop your printmaking skills in Art Class London’s professional studio in a friendly and supportive environment, with expert guidance throughout the course.
• Classes are small (maximum 10 students), allowing for individual attention from the tutor. All materials included.
• This printmaking course takes place at our North London studio, a short distance from Crouch End, Finsbury Park, Archway, and Highgate.

 

Course duration
5 weeks
This course runs twice during the Autumn Term, with a September start and a November start.
The September course pauses for half term from 26 October to 1 November and resumes the following week.

Time 
14.00 – 17.00

Day
Wednesday

Tutor: Stella
For any information regarding the course, payments or how to join, please get in touch with her at:
email:  stellaprint.artclasslondon@gmail.com
phone: 07746 848656

 

Booking Details

Price: £199
Each booking covers 5 weekly sessions (3 hours each).
Choose your preferred course start date when booking.

Course Description

Learn how to create a multi-coloured linoprint using the lino reduction method, where the image is developed from a single lino block by carving and printing successive layers of colour. Each week you will add a new colour, gradually building depth and complexity in your print as the image develops through different stages.

Suitable for beginners and more experienced artists, this printmaking course combines structured technical learning with creative exploration. You will learn how tone, hue and saturation interact when layering colours, and how to plan and prepare your design to achieve a successful final print.

By the end of the course, you will have produced a small edition of original multi-coloured prints to take home.

What You’ll Learn

• translate an idea into a print design and transfer it onto a lino block
• cut lino safely using traditional lino tools
• design a multi-coloured print using the lino reduction method
• plan and sequence layered colour stages
• mix inks and layer colours to achieve the desired result
• use printmaking equipment, tools and materials correctly
• understand registration methods for accurate multi-layer printing
• develop confidence working through a structured printmaking process

All teaching emphasises non-toxic, environmentally responsible printmaking using sustainable materials.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will:

• gain practical printmaking skills suitable for further study or independent practice
• understand how to design and create a lino reduction print using multiple colours
• understand how to accurately register layered prints
• develop a confident and creative approach to image-making through print
• produce a small edition of original multi-coloured prints

Course Structure (5 weeks)

Week 1
Introduction to linocut. Create a single-colour print and learn how to design, carve the lino block, apply ink and print using the printing press.

Week 2 
Design your multi-coloured lino reduction print. Carve the block and print the first colour. Introduction to colour mixing.

Week 3 
Continue carving the lino block and print the second colour layer.

Week 4
Continue carving the lino block and print the third colour layer.

Week 5 
Print the fourth colour layer to complete your edition of multi-coloured prints.