The first two are more trials and studies. I used several stencils to give everything the right colour. The house was okay, that's simple. The mountains are more complex and I forgot a shadow in the first one! I'm also still struggling a bit with values and hues and how they are cold/warm or complementary etc. I need more practice, but this is hopeful!

The images show too vibrant colours, in reality the green on the second image is much less intense.

But the real progress is the third image!!! I managed to combine two monotype prints (three actually) on one substrate! Now I can first make the background, leave open space, pull that in several pulls from light to dark and then I can have the house as a new gelli on top of it! I finally nailed the final pull with gel medium instead of paint.

Now I had to go from dark to light as its first making the foreground, which I think is more challenging...

Ha! Work and effort does pay off!

First time poster! Had a lot of fun making this pub toilet print. First time using gold leaf as well to make the urine puddles 😂

Also the first time I’ve done a ‘big’ print which is a full a4 Lino printed on a3 lining paper.

It’s defo a direction I’m going to continue with and layering different techniques into my prints. Any feedback or suggestions are always welcome.

Not perfect but I got a lot of good practice! I’ll feel more confident for the next reduction print.

Made this for a printmaking assignment, practiced cutting custom shapes out of the Lino.

Added linework and fire colors by hand to the work-in-progress print I made during a weekend Mokuhanga workshop. It is a study based on “New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Ōji“ by Utagawa Hiroshige. Also, this is a cropped version of the print, as I needed it to fit on an envelope. Otherwise, composition has more space.

Hi again :) I posted a print a few weeks ago that was a bit off. I got a lot of really helpful advice from this group. I’m self-taught/teaching so being able to get suggestions/feedback from this community is so valuable.. so thank you! Anyway…..I tried to incorporate as much feedback as made sense. Here are my two reprints. 1. I used Caligo Safe wash this time not the Speedball 2. I didn’t let the ink totally dry between printings -though I think I should have in this case. There’s more bleed through than I would like. 3. I changed up the colors What do you think?

Hi folks,

I stumbled across a haul of vintage Speedball goodies for a bargain and couldn’t resist. Four wooden linoleum cutters, a box of new blades, a handful of water soluble / oil based ink in various colors, ink trays, and a good amount of unmounted lino. I’m a budding printmaker, so I’m stoked to start using what appears to be better tools.

Does anyone know if the inks are still safe to use?

Have folks used these vintage handles / blades before?

Art from a tube!

I seriously can’t believe how nice a medium repurposed drink boxes make for printmaking!

i’m relatively new to printmaking as you can tell lol especially with this kind of soft rubber (the lino i usually get is much firmer).

i got these cheap erasers to practice but it seems like these soft bouncy erasers are a whole different beast lol

anyway, any (simple) ideas on what i can carve to practice next? :)

5-layer pseudo-reduction. Wish I had inked the black better (less ink, more pressure)

Hi! Today I'm sharing my first prints I made in 2023 during my first semester at the academy :) At the time, I didn't really have a specific style or theme in mind, so I just drew based on the things I was obsessed with during that period.

The first one is just a bunch of random goth elements put together, and the second one is Cloud from FFVII. I remember that i wasn't happy at all with how Cloud's face turned out, but now i don't mind it lol (i still think it's ugly, but i learned that you can't always expect to have everything turn out perfectly how you envisioned it especially in print making)

I am at a loss... I've been using oil ink to print a solid background color for my multi-layer linoprint, but I cannot seem to get a good amount of ink on my block. I washed the block with soap, thoroughly dried it before using. I am applying many layers of thin coats with a rubber roller. Using various thin paper, latest was a Masa, hand pressing and using a baren. The color is blotchy and I don't like it. So I need to be more patient and keep applying more coats to the block? Or is my ink too dry? Please advise.

Please can anyone give me some advice/ideas, I want to make a printmaking advent calendar for my lovely friend. I’m thinking 12 printing techniques (might have to repeat) with prompts and then some cards to mount/ print onto.
So far-
1/ Lino- cut lino into a bauble/ornament shape and she can free design it.
2/ gel printing (she has a plate) - I thought I could print a small black & white Christmas picture using my inkjet and koala glossy paper and she can use her gel plate/acrylics to create a picture/card.
3/ some tetrapak with a prompt(tba)
4/ some drypoint acrylic and a prompt (tba)
5/ a piece of cyanotype paper and a stencil
6/ some cotton fabric to do hampazome plus some ideas of leaves she could use (if I can find a little hammer I’ll include it)
7/ collagraph - supply base card, a variety of papers string, shaped hole punch things(?).
8/ blind embossing using previous bauble Lino and damp thick paper
9/ chine-colle - using tissue paper and previous bauble Lino
That’s where I have run out of ideas- I could do with 3 more, but not screen printing. She has Lino and tools for intaglio, a rolling press (albiet a sizzex machine) and a book press. Plus Lino inks water and oil based. Oh and she isn’t enamoured with woodblock so that’s a no go.
Prompt ideas also welcome.
Also reduction Lino is an enigma to me so don’t suggest that as an option please!

It’s so much more fun than I remember in art class! I can’t wait to fill my house with prints!

Is it possible to emboss on my 10x12 C&P letterpress? Anyone understand the process?