My type of sculpture is called a linoleum cut and its a block which you can carve designs into and then use ink to press into a piece of paper. This is called printmaking.
*It is great if you practice carving into a used lino cut before you start your actually artwork*
Steps for printmaking:
#1) In your sketchbook, it is best if you first draw out what your lino cut is going to look like.
#2) When you are finished, carve your drawing backwards. This seems like a pretty difficult step so what I did is I slightly carved it normally (frontwards) and then turned over; using the other side, to make it backwards.
#3) After carving your drawing on your lino cut, get a lino block, ink, and brayer.
#4) Squeeze out some ink onto the lino block and with the brayer, go back and forth, and spread the ink until it looks like a orange peel texture.
#5) After this, roll ink with the brayer on your lino cut (the side that is backwards) until your lino cut surface is layered with ink.
#6) Press lino cut face down on a piece of paper of your choice, and massage into the paper.
#7) Peel apart the paper and the lino cut and let your print dry.
*You can print your name in the bottom right corner and if you are working on a series, in the bottom left corner, put the number of the artwork over the total artworks in the series. Ex: 4/10*
Steps for printmaking:
#1) In your sketchbook, it is best if you first draw out what your lino cut is going to look like.
#2) When you are finished, carve your drawing backwards. This seems like a pretty difficult step so what I did is I slightly carved it normally (frontwards) and then turned over; using the other side, to make it backwards.
#3) After carving your drawing on your lino cut, get a lino block, ink, and brayer.
#4) Squeeze out some ink onto the lino block and with the brayer, go back and forth, and spread the ink until it looks like a orange peel texture.
#5) After this, roll ink with the brayer on your lino cut (the side that is backwards) until your lino cut surface is layered with ink.
#6) Press lino cut face down on a piece of paper of your choice, and massage into the paper.
#7) Peel apart the paper and the lino cut and let your print dry.
*You can print your name in the bottom right corner and if you are working on a series, in the bottom left corner, put the number of the artwork over the total artworks in the series. Ex: 4/10*
(Example of a finished printmaking)