Multi-Color Linoleum Printmaking Techniques: Editorial Illustration

Prompt

Create an editorial illustration for an article from the Opinion section of the New York Times using the linoleum block printmaking technique.

Core Ideas

shape, brainstorming, thumbnail sketches, color, composition

Recommended Courses

Coptic Bookbinding

Rubber Stamps

Visual Journaling

Lotus & Meandering Books

Supplies

Costs more, but worth it because it won’t warp.

When wet unmounted linoleum warps a lot and is hard to print.

Related Illustrators

JooHee Yoon, Dadu Shin, Jillian Tamaki, Jun Cen, Adam Maida, Andrew Holder, Bill Bragg, Rebekka Dunlap, Nathaniel Russell, Angie Wang, Ben Wiseman, William Villalongo, Robert Beatty, Sally Deng, Nicolas Ortega, Bianca Bagnarelli, Jason Holley, Brian Stauffer, Eiko Ojala, Erik Söderberg, Brad Holland

Related Historical Artists

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Käthe Kollwitz, Edvard Munch, Emil Nolde, Erich Heckel, Max Beckmann, Chiaroscuro Woodcuts, Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock prints

Examples

The Real Problem with Lunch

By Bettina Aelias Siegel
Jan. 15, 2016, The New York Times

“Houston — THERE’S something about comparing America’s school food to the superior meals in other countries’ schools that we seem to enjoy, in a masochistic sort of way…”

Artwork by Sina Seri

Depraved Indifference Toward Flint

By the Editorial Board
Jan. 22, 2016, The New York Times

“The 274 pages of emails released under pressure on Wednesday by Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan show a cynical and callous indifference to the plight of the mostly black, poverty-stricken residents of Flint, who have gone for more than a year with poisoned tap water that is unsafe to drink or bathe in…”

Artwork by Hannah Falvey

When Can Women Stop Trying to Look Perfect?

By Jennifer Weiner
Jan. 8, 2016, The New York Times

“As a lifelong devotee of fashion and tabloid magazines, I’ve read dozens of “Beautiful/Sexy at Any Age” features. You’ve probably seen these spreads, showcasing a bevy of lovely women whose faces, fashions, exercise routines and skin-care regimens are laid out to encourage imitation. For years, readers could stare at starlets and actresses and singers in their 20s, their 30s, their 40s and even edging bravely into their early 60s…”

Artwork by Sandra Mora

A Placebo Treatment for Pain

By Jo Marchant
Jan. 9, 2016, The New York Times

“The crisis of painkiller addiction is becoming increasingly personal: Sixteen percent of Americans know someone who has died from a prescription painkiller overdose, according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey; 9 percent have seen a family member or close friend die…”

Artwork by Lee Moistoso

The Real Problem with Lunch

By Bettina Aelias Siegel
Jan. 15, 2016, The New York Times

“THERE’S something about comparing America’s school food to the superior meals in other countries’ schools that we seem to enjoy, in a masochistic sort of way…”

Artwork by Jessica Dough

Letter of Recommendation: Terro Liquid Ant Bait

By Leah Reich
Dec. 31, 2015, The New York Times

“Have you ever had an anxiety attack? One of those full-blown panic freakouts: Your hands are tingling, your head is swimming, your skin is crawling and — my God — you want to run away, but you can’t, so you crumple wherever you are, even if that means at your desk, in front of your entire office…”

Artwork by Dorothy Windham

How Both Parties Lost the White Middle Class

By R.R. Reno
Feb. 1, 2016, The New York Times

“Long after the dust settles in Iowa — and New Hampshire, and even the 2016 campaign itself — one question will remain: Why, after decades of supporting the liberal and conservative establishments, did the white middle-class abandon them? Wherever Donald J. Trump and Bernie Sanders end up, their candidacies represent a major shift in American politics…”

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