As we all couldn’t be together this year due to the current pandemic I decided to send my family members Easter cards.
I intended that the card could be displayed after Easter and sketched various options as well as looking for online inspiration, and decided on a rabbit design. In similar style to my Christmas lino cards I used black and white to create a more simple and contrasting design. I began the design process by drawing the rabbit design onto tracing paper. Once drawn it was turned over as if it was backwards, allowing the printed design to come out in the correct orientation. The image was then traced onto the piece of lino. The lino is then ready to be cut. During this process I used various sizes of cutting tools to create different patterns and detailing.
Once the plate was cut I then began producing the cards. Having chosen thick printmaking paper to create the card, I used paper-folding tools to make a crease down the center of the paper to ensure a neat fold.
Once the cards were made the inking process began, using only black ink to create a contrast allowing the design to fit into everyone’s home décor.
These cards have gone down very well with my family this Easter especially as we are not altogether.
Happy Easter!
Items Used:
A3 Cutting Mat
Pentel Mechanical Pencil with HB Leads
Tracing Paper
Thick paper preferably a minimum of 150gsm
Paper folding tools
A6 piece of lino
Black block printing ink
Fine Line Pens/ Brio for writing inside