{"id":5594,"date":"2018-08-03T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T18:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/?p=5594"},"modified":"2019-06-27T20:36:55","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T00:36:55","slug":"reduction-printmaking-with-linoleum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/reduction-printmaking-with-linoleum","title":{"rendered":"Reduction Printmaking With Linoleum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is a Reduction Print?<\/h2>\n

Printmaking is often defined by high-contrast, single-color images. A reduction print includes\u00a0several<\/u>\u00a0colors. The artist carves away or \u201creduces\u201d portions of a printing block, printing at intervals, one color at a time. Colors are usually printed from lightest to darkest since dark colors cover lighter color better than the reverse.<\/p>\n

There are two broad categories that most printmaking processes fall into: relief<\/em> and intaglio<\/em>. Intaglio processes include engraving and etching. Intaglio images are made from recessed grooves in the surface of a metal printing plate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Relief processes, by contrast, print from raised areas on the printing plate. Wood and linoleum are ideal for relief printing, linoleum being the more user-friendly option. The reduction process is appropriate for relief, but not intaglio printmaking.<\/p>\n

Materials for Reduction Printmaking<\/h2>\n

The sample reduction print shared in this post was made from linoleum instead of wood. Therefore, the required and suggested materials below are specific to that medium. Also, this article\u2019s focus is the reduction print process and not linoleum printmaking in general, so the list includes materials needed to make a registration board (used to properly line-up each color-layer).<\/p>\n

Standard Linoleum Supplies<\/strong><\/p>\n