Lino: Potentials and Limitations

Characteristics of Lino: Smooth, durable, bendy, tough, hard, flat, reinforced, carve-able.

Potentials: Carve it, print with it, emboss, rubbing, reduction printing, tough/ sturdy, print onto multiple different surfaces, easy for simple designs or big sized pieces

Limitations: Mistakes are irreversible, not 3D, you have to  work hard to get texture, hard to cut, limited, colour application, rollers etc, hard to clean, need to wear barrier cream, hard to get off, need to use white spirit to get off and it is fuming, takes a long time to dry, time consuming to cut, difficult to get into.