FIRST YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR PICTURE. YOUR FIRST JOB IS TO GET THAT PICTURE DRAWN ONTO THE LINOLEUM SHEET AS ITS MIRROR IMAGE. YOU WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE WHEN YOU PRINT IT ON PAPER IT WILL BE THE OPPOSITE OF WHATS ON THE LINOLEUM SHEET. AFTER THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE A WOOD BLOCK AND PLACE IT ON THE TABLE, THIS WILL BE THE ISLE BY KEEPING YOUR LINOLEUM SHEET IN PLACE AND FROM SCRATCHING THE TABLE OR YOURSELF. WHILE CUTTING MAKE SURE TO NEVER CUT TOWARDS FOR BODY OR HANDS.
ONCE YOU HAVE CUT OUT THE PICTURE ON THE LINOLEUM SHEET, YOU WILL TAKE THE PRINTING INK AND TAKE HALF A SPOON FULL AND PLACE IT IN THE MIDDLE OF A METAL SHEET. THEN YOU TAKE THE BRAYER AND SPREAD THE INK OUT UNTIL WHEN YOUR ROLLING THE INK IT MAKES A STICKING NOISE. AFTER THAT YOU PLACE YOUR LINOLEUM SHEET FACE UP ON A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER, THIS WILL MAKE SURE YOU DON'T ACCIDENTALLY GET ANY INK ON THE TABLE. THEN YOU TAKE THE BRAYER AND COVER THE LINOLEUM SHEET IN THE INK PLENTIFULLY.
FOR THE FINAL PART, YOU TAKE THE LINO SHEET AND PLACE IT UPSIDE DOWN (INK COVERED SIDE DOWN) ON YOUR FINAL PIECE OF PAPER. PUSH DOWN ON THE LINO SHEET WELL TO PRESS THE INK ON TO THE PAPER. MAKE SURE NOT TO MOVE THE SHEET FOR YOU WILL MESS UP THE PRINT. THEN CAREFULLY PEAL OFF THE LINO SHEET. AND THERE YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST PRINT. DO THIS CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL YOU MAKE PRINTS THAT LOOK GOOD.
ONCE YOU HAVE CUT OUT THE PICTURE ON THE LINOLEUM SHEET, YOU WILL TAKE THE PRINTING INK AND TAKE HALF A SPOON FULL AND PLACE IT IN THE MIDDLE OF A METAL SHEET. THEN YOU TAKE THE BRAYER AND SPREAD THE INK OUT UNTIL WHEN YOUR ROLLING THE INK IT MAKES A STICKING NOISE. AFTER THAT YOU PLACE YOUR LINOLEUM SHEET FACE UP ON A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER, THIS WILL MAKE SURE YOU DON'T ACCIDENTALLY GET ANY INK ON THE TABLE. THEN YOU TAKE THE BRAYER AND COVER THE LINOLEUM SHEET IN THE INK PLENTIFULLY.
FOR THE FINAL PART, YOU TAKE THE LINO SHEET AND PLACE IT UPSIDE DOWN (INK COVERED SIDE DOWN) ON YOUR FINAL PIECE OF PAPER. PUSH DOWN ON THE LINO SHEET WELL TO PRESS THE INK ON TO THE PAPER. MAKE SURE NOT TO MOVE THE SHEET FOR YOU WILL MESS UP THE PRINT. THEN CAREFULLY PEAL OFF THE LINO SHEET. AND THERE YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST PRINT. DO THIS CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL YOU MAKE PRINTS THAT LOOK GOOD.