Identify the correct sequence of 'Linocut' printing process.
A. Engraving
B. Sketching
C. Printing
D. Inking
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (A), (D), (C)
A linocut is a relief print made from a block of linoleum, a soft sheet that is easy to cut. The steps follow one another:
(B) Sketching — the design is first drawn on the block.
(A) Engraving — the parts that should stay white are cut away, leaving the design raised.
(D) Inking — ink is rolled over the raised surface.
(C) Printing — paper is pressed on the block to take the print.
Note: This question framed by NTA is not in any NCERT book. The NCERT books only name linocuts among Chittoprasad’s prints, and the glossary of the pre-rationalised NCERT calls a linocut a relief printing process; none gives the steps of the process. The order above is the usual way any relief print is made: draw, cut, ink, print.