Linocut Printing: Adding a woodblock with raised grain

Adding woodgrain to a print is a lovely effect and in this video I explain how to raise the grain on a sheet of shina plywood despite the wood being a thin surface veneer. The shina I am using is sold as 'Asian Ply' by Great Art, but similar wood is available from Handprinted in the UK, or you could try alternative plywoods at a timer merchant,
www.greatart.c... (out of stock at the time of writing this, but it comes in and out of stock regularly)
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[@SupremeNoobWR]

Thank you for sharing Laura 😊👍

[@EmilsSalmins]

Thank you for sharing. Love your work and teaching skills, I have been making linocuts for only a couple of years. I just watched a lot of TH-cam tutorials to understand this craft, but your videos are one of the best of all, nicely explained with facts and proper techniques. I was always curious how to make wood grain, I will try it out, I would definitely enjoy burning with a torch, I cant wait next episode!

[@LauraBoswellPrintmaker]

Thank you so pleased you find them helpful

[@janethughes406]

Thank you, Laura. As always, fascinating, useful and very enjoyable to listen to

[@tinajuvonen4048]

Thank you Laura for sharing your knowledge on this subject, I find these videos so interesting and instructional. You always make me want to run into the studio and start something new.

[@LauraBoswellPrintmaker]

Pleased to hear that👍

[@marionwigzell7334]

Thank you Laura. Your techniques are so fascinating to watch. Looking forward to the next video (-: Marion

[@woodsiastudio]

If i use water based ink…would i do anything differently? I believe you said that because the grain would be wet you would not get a good impression of the grain….???

[@LauraBoswellPrintmaker]

Hi Teri - water based lino ink would be fine, it’s the watercolour Japanese method that needs a higher raised grain to work