In this project, I learned how to use a manny different tools which was the most interesting/fun part while doing this project. First I drew a draft of what I was going to make a print of, which I decided for it to be an elephant. Then, I copied it onto a piece of linoleum with pencil. I used a gauging cutter tool to cut out strips along the elephant and the background of the linoleum. The next step included using a bench hook and a braire. We put the ink on the bench hook and then rolled it until it sounded "sticky." I then used the braire to get the ink on the linoleum. Then, making sure I put registration marks on my paper, I filled the linoleum onto it. The next step was to flip the paper and use a technique called burnishing in order for the ink to apply it evenly and hopefully not get any ink in the cut out pieces. Burnishing is when you rub it in circles. After burnishing, I just took the paper off and I made a print! I practiced this a couple times before making these final products. Overall, I think I could have cut out more lines in an effort to give the elephant more texture but I don't think it looks too bad. My favorite part of this project was being able to be introduced to these new techniques.
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