Course Overview

• Learn to design and create an edition of bold, multicoloured lino prints using the multi-block method, with separate lino blocks for different colours.
• Suitable for beginners and students with previous printmaking experience.
• 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

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
Booking covers 5 weekly sessions (3 hours each).

Course Description

Learn how to make a multi-coloured lino print using the multi-block method, where the image is produced by combining separate blocks, each printed in a different colour. Each week you will add a new colour, gradually building depth and complexity as your image develops. This method offers flexibility, allowing you to combine the blocks in different ways.

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 a visual idea into a print design and divide it into different coloured layers
• transfer each layer onto a separate lino block
• cut lino safely using traditional lino tools
• design a multi-coloured print using the multi-block method
• plan and sequence the colour layers
• mix inks, ink the blocks and layer colours to achieve your final result
• use printmaking equipment, tools and materials safely and correctly
• understand registration methods for accurate multi-layer printing
• explore ways to combine techniques for experimental outcomes

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 multi-block lino 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
Beginners will learn the basic principles of linocut and make a single-colour print. Students with previous linocut experience will learn the principles of multi-block printmaking, create their design and begin carving, inking and printing their first lino block.

Week 2
Beginners will create their design, carve their first block and print the first colour. Students with previous experience will carve and print their second lino block.

Week 3
Continue carving and printing the lino blocks.

Week 4
Continue carving and printing the lino blocks.

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