Making Christmas Cards (What could possibly go wrong?) Part 1: Designing and transferring linework

In this series of videos, I document my experience of hand-printing Christmas cards for all my loved-ones using a reduction linocut process. Spoiler alert! It doesn't all exactly go to plan... Will I successfully print 25 beautiful greetings cards in time to save Christmas? Continue watching to find out... In this first episode, I start by sketching out my chosen design and transferring it to the block, ready for printing. Chapters: 00:00. Intro 00:08. Sketching the idea 02:34. Tracing the linework 04:38. Colour reference 05:02. Transferring the linework View the whole series: Part 1 - Designing and transferring the Linework:    • Making Christmas Cards (What could possibl...   Part 2 - Carving and printing Layer 1:    • Making Christmas Cards (What could possibl...   Part 3 - Carving and printing Layers 2-4:    • Making Christmas Cards (What could possibl...   Part 4 - Printing Layer 4 and Finishing:    • Making Christmas Cards (What could possibl...   Musical credits for this series: We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Canon and Variation by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Deck the Halls B by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/