I'm going to do a lino print for my Christmas cards. Do I...

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warm it with an iron, or put it under the grill / in the oven? And how often, roughly do I have to do this?

Any top tips? I'm a novice.

I did that last year! i got these lovely super soft squares of rubbery stuff from the art shop. hard lino just needs a heat on a radiator for a minute - sit next to it and just pop it on now and again to get it supple again!
good luck x

Ooh brilliant thanks! Really looking forward to it

I'm intrigued... what do you do? I don't understand why it needs heating... and, then what happens next?

Sorry if these are really blonde questions!!

Well, you take lino (as in floor lino which is really hard) and use a scraper (narrow, like a big nib) to carve a pattern in the lino. Then you can roll with acrylic paint and make prints. It can look amazing.. - you warm it because it softens it, and makes it easier to make the grooves.

Hope that makes sense! You should try it, it's really good fun & satisfying.