Ann Babinard

In a reduction linocut multiple colours are printed using a single block. The method involves cutting into the same block for each colour. To achieve a sequence of colours each time a colour is printed, the block is carved away again, then the next colour is printed on top of the last, and so on. For every new colour the block has to line up perfectly with what’s already printed. The more colours used the greater the risk of errors. There is no going back because the areas printed are gradually cut away leaving very little on the block by the end.