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{{Short description|Printmaking technique}} [[File:The-Mask 1930 Frank-Weitzel.jpg|thumb|''The Mask'' by [[Frank Weitzel]], 1930]] '''Linocut''', also known as '''lino print''', '''lino printing''' or '''linoleum art''', is a [[printmaking]] technique, a variant of [[relief printing]] in which a sheet of [[linoleum]] (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for a [[relief printing|relief]] surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped [[chisel]] or [[Chisel#Gouge|gouge]], with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller (called a [[brayer]]), and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a [[printing press]]. Multi-color linocuts can be made by successively printing with a different block for each color as in a [[color woodcut]], as the artists of the [[Grosvenor School]] frequently did. As [[Pablo Picasso]] demonstrated, such prints can also be achieved using a single piece of linoleum in what is called the "reductive" print method. Essentially, after each successive color is imprinted onto the paper, the artist then cleans the lino plate and cuts away what will not be imprinted for the subsequently applied color.<ref>[http://www.cycleback.com/printsexamination/nine.html Judging the Authenticity of Prints by The Masters] by David Rudd Cycleback. Retrieved: 2011-12-17.</ref>
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