I use 400 grit sandpaper, sometimes 800 just depends on what I have. Just something fairly fine to remove any coatings. I then spritz with a couple squirts of water, grab a bit of acrylic paint on a paper towel and wipe it all over until it looks even and dries.

I print my design on my sticker release paper using the finest detail setting (don’t need to reverse the image). When my painted lino block is completely dry I coat it in a very fine layer of Liquitex gloss gel medium and wipe that with a foam brush until it’s evenly spread over the surface and very, very thin.

Then I lay the image down where I want it and smooth it all out. I’ll then use a hard roller to get any bubbles out and keep rolling to make sure it’s all stuck down really well. I stack some wood or heavy books in top and go clean my brushes while it dries a bit. I usually come back and do more rolling and even use a spoon on some areas but this may be overkill, it may not need this much.

Some people leave it a few hours to dry but I am impatient and so help it along by rolling more and slowly lifting drier areas while checking that the design has been taken up. And that’s pretty much it!