The artist then uses a sharp instrument to cut away the linoleum. In contrast to the intaglio techniques, where the recessed areas are inked, only the higher areas of linoleum are inked and printed, not the areas that have been cut away. For linocut, see Picasso, Toros en Vallauris . The artist draws directly onto a stone block with greasy ink or crayon. The stone is then dampened.
Color is applied but, being repelled by water, sticks only to the greasy lines.
The stone is usually larger than the printing paper and therefore leaves no plate mark. For color lithograph, see Motherwell, Black Cathedral . An intaglio technique. The artist begins by roughening the entire plate surface with a scratching tool. He or she then scrapes the design into the scratched areas.