Hey a little nervous posting this. Very new to this hobby, under one year. But wanted to express my love for yokai, symbolism and folklore. Beenpracticing as often as possible and thought it would be refreshing to share my projects.
Hope you enjoy !!
Sorry if this has been asked before, but I'm looking for reccs for better carving tools. I got some recently from a local art store that looked nice but aren't nearly as sharp as the one I got from a kit on Amazon. Only problem with the one from the kit is that the little metal carving part doesn't stay in the handle. I tried *another* one and the carving part is super stuck in the handle lol. What's the move?
A member of my choir passed away, and we sang at her service yesterday. The design refers to one of the songs she chose, which is a Dutch song titled "Lichtje Branden." Loosely translated, it's about burning a candle, or leaving a light on, for a loved one in need of support.
Carved from grey lino, size is about 10x15. Printed with a blue chalk ink.
Working with the soft shades pallete from caligo, going to be a fun one!
inspired by a medieval botanical illustration.
I'm struggling with perfectionism with lino prints. I know my success rate with prints will go up with practice, but right now the number that aren't turning out is getting me down. I'm not even sure where to set my expectations though. for those of you with some significant printing experience, how many prints in a run do you usually need to bin? is 100% something I should even be aiming for?
I finished the design, transferred it to the block, and failed oh so miserably lol
But I sure learned a lot! I practiced, and realized that this design should definitely be done on a larger scale
My question is, how do I sharpen the tools? I got everything from Marie's
This is my second print! Still testing techniques ect but I’m really enjoying it :)) went to my local art shop in search of Japanese paper but it was out of stock unfortunately. Got some cheap thin paper in the mean time to practice hand printing on (currently using the back of a spoon) I want to get some nicer paper and a good baren, but I will have to order it because I live in the uk countryside and don’t have much else near me. Taking paper and baren recommendations lol Thank you 🙏🏻
I've long been interested in linoprinting and typesetting, probably as a result of many trips to Colonial Williamsburg as a kid, where I could watch the printers all day.
I finally decided to do something about it, and picked up a beginner Speedball kit. For my first pattern, I made this. "Camp David" is my informal nickname for my weekend home in the Catskills. It's far from good, but I made it and it makes me smile.
This is my first time working with the hard grey Lino block and no matter how much ink I put on it or pressure I still gets a bad print.
I’m using water based ink on cardstock (I tried with regular printer paper too) and the super cheap speedball brand starter tools. Pressing by hand with a thin hardcover book on top of the block to push evenly.
All tips are appreciated!
Here's a sketch that I'm planning on turning into s linocut, I'll transfer it 1:1. Would that be too much detail and too unrealistic to carve?
These are my first three. The gecko was my first one and it feels like beginner's luck because I think it's the best! Then the moth, then the squirrel... so I feel like I'm getting worse lol
Help
Hey, I’ve never done any printing before (though I did take a screen printing workshop once) and I’d like to make some small prints on a T-shirt as a little project (and maybe some cards, too). How do I get started? I saw several kits from Essdee, for example—is this one any good? It doesn’t have to be perfect since it’s just for a few small projects, but I’d like something that’s doable for a beginner. I saw the stamp set—is that enough, for example? Are the cutting tools from Essdee good enough?
Or is lino not good for textile printing and would you recommend screen printing instead?
Ps I don't have a studio or anything like that, so it has to be easy to clean up and non-toxic and all
Finished print of my sheep from the other day.
My largest lino print to date and definitely my most detailed.
Not sure if i like red or blue ink better, what are peoples thoughts?
Features one of the classic climbs at the local crag, along with one of the areas most famous climbers
We were visiting Japan and went to this temple with lots of manekineko
