Linocut For the 8th Grade is the study of a printmaking technique authentic. As a very practical proves to be the linocut. Linoleum is used traditionally since 1860 to manufacture flexible and sound-absorbing floors. It consists of linseed oil, cork flour and a coarse jute fabric as support material. has the very good suitability as a printing block already identified Picasso. Unlike wood, there is no grain, the cutting limits. Moreover, it is relatively soft and can be processed by students of this age without much effort.
Pablo Picasso "Tete de Femme - Portrait de Jacqueline", color linocut, 1962 Picasso in colors to the single-plate color printing ("lost cut") developed:
- impression of the raw disk in a generally light tone
- cutting out the drawing. Pressure in the mostly dark tone on the first sheet
- cutting away of other games and pressure with a different, usually darker color
The above result is developed: first Status: 
For the first of the four prints has been printed almost the entire plate in one ocher. Only the white of the eye showing the blank - in this case white - paper.
second State 
For the second condition were other parts of the plate cut out. A copy on white paper in the color of the later result would look like above.
exact fit to the first printed color provides the intermediate result but, as follows:
third State 
And hence the third condition, also initially only in the sound, and finally as a third state on the two previously colors printed:
4th State 
The linear cut (black line editor) last record is printed in black on the last state and gives the print a certain depth and a solid cohesion.
If you know how to do it is, but everything is easy, right?
The color lino Picasso are sophisticated games with the possibilities of the lost section. Occasionally, the artist uses, but also cut up panels, which were rolled prior to assembly and prints each in a different color.
This very striking exhibition Picasso poster has let in two runs print (the luxury of enjoying most of the students, too ;-)), but with two different, though equally large Linolplatten!
The remains of the plate provides extensive and multi-colored background. A plate is cut and separated the pieces and rolled in different colors. The middle section, however, was removed!
with an ink that was not opaque, but translucent, the second plate on the first state was printed. In this case, mix the overlapping colors!
But even with even simpler means succeed Picasso amazing image effects.
What starts as a black line cutting looks at which stopped all the lines, everything else has been cut away, then it is a white line cut. The trick is clear when one looks at the picture below.
The white line section is printed in opaque light gray on a black mirror (in this case is offset to make vivid effect serving snacks).
can be this simple method of multi-colored backgrounds, patterned paper, and so forth creative.
