The issue with cutting Lino is that sometimes you slip about 80% though cutting your lino and all you want to do is die because why is this happening.
However the more you deal with lino the more aware you become of good old adaptability.
The problem with reduction prints however is that as soon as you've recut for the next layer you can do no more prints of the first. Also you can sometimes cut out more than you need to. Which is why I always keep a photo copy of the lino cut to mark what does and doesn't need cutting.
I used two different techniques on these images. The first layer was hand burnished with a padded burnisher. Allowing for the grey ink to come out in an almost stone like effect. The second was the a simple relief print that allowed the solid black of the lining to stand out against the textured paper and first layer. This created (in my opinion) a gorgeous contrast in texture that the subtle differences in colour emphasised.
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