Relief Printmaking
Relief Print – Linocut, Woodcut, Letterpress
A general term for those printmaking techniques in which the printing surface is cut away so that the image alone appears raised on the surface. Relief prints include woodcut, lino cut, letterpress and rubber stamping. The raised areas of the printing surface are inked using a roller and printed, while the areas that have been cut away do not pick up ink. Relief prints can be printed using a press or the hand burnishing technique.
View a selection of Linocut prints on our Flickr
To see a wonderful film featuring the Britannia Press “First Impressions at the John Rylands Library” featuring Graham Moss please click here to take you to the University of Manchester’s The John Rylands University Library Page (take a look around for all sorts of other fascinating information).
Letterpress
This film shows LPW volunteer Beatriz printing letterpress invitations to our 2011 Bazaar.
The Bazaar from Leicester Print Workshop on Vimeo.