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The lino block was etched using caustic soda. The caustic soda is added to water and dissolved before adding wall paper paste.

A reversed image was drawn onto the lino, then a resist was used to stop out areas on the lino. The resist could be oil pastel or vaseline for a soft edge, vaseline appears to work better as a resist, the oil pastel giving a more subtle image. The wall paper paste mixture is then painted onto the lino.

The bite time should be between 30 minutes and one hour. The longer bite time the lighter the tone. Remove the excess with newspaper and then wash the plate in water and dry before printing.

The lino was rotated to give a softer feel, the stencil printed over the top. Two circular pieces of lino were added in blue and red. Wood letters were printed in oil paint as the final layer.