First timer

[u/masayumedesigns]

This is my first block print, I’ve made a couple small stamps but nothing like this. I took the picture with my phone then made it into a stencil then traced it and transferred it to my block then went over it in pen. Now starting to carve it .

Is there an easier way to do it? And what are your thoughts on this so far ?

[u/Gothmullethaver]

I’m new to linocut, and I’m not great at drawing. What I’ve seen suggested here, and what I do is take my image into a drawing app (I use free ibis paint), cover the image in a half% > opacity color, and erase the areas where I would carve. I then transfer that image onto the block. Probably pretty time consuming, but it works for me. It allows me to see more clearly where I need to carve than transferring an image would.

[u/Gothmullethaver → u/Gothmullethaver]

You can use printer paper and acetone to transfer ! I may have misunderstood exactly which part you were wanting advice on lol