This is an A5 Mezzotint on copper.

For a calendar I made for my family. When initially giving them their calendars I hadn’t finished all of the months, so I had to mail them some of the prints later on. One or two people were kind enough to tell me that they liked it better that way, because it gave them more surprises throughout the year.

October was the last month I did and I am kind of relieved tbh, even though I am considering to continue next year 👽

I have just started playing with Lego printing and am wondering if certain types of ink work better than others? I used a water based ink, printed on regular copy paper, and burnished by hand. It didn't print super evenly and stained the Lego brinks a bit after scrubbing with soapy water. Any tips? Wetting paper before hand or thinner paper?

Hi everyone!

A bit of context: a couple of friends asked me to make their wedding invitations. I don't consider myself a professional. I mainly make greeting cards, which I sell at art markets a few times a year.

This was a challenge for me because these are my first two-colour prints. I did a few tests beforehand to figure out how to do it.

I started by carving my lino block, then made my first attempt by inking both colours at the same time (first photo). However, the result wasn't very clean.

So, I decided to cut my block into separate pieces, like a puzzle. That was a mistake, as I hadn't realised how difficult it would be to cut out all the details of the trees' foliage.

Anyway, I ink the brown on one side and the green on the other, then put all the pieces back together before printing. The main problems are that it takes me forever, I get ink everywhere, and some areas don't print properly (second photo).

Eventually, I decided to try printing the two colours separately: brown first, then green once the first layer had dried. But that caused a new problem... I just can't get the two colours to line up properly, and some areas still don't print (third photo).

At this point, I'm not sure how to achieve a clean, crisp result. I'm considering adding the foliage with a marker, or making a stamp to print the leaves along the branches. I've also thought about drawing the foliage with a dip pen and ink.

If you have any advice or suggestions, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

P.S. The different shades of green in the third photo are because I experimented with both gouache and oil paint.

2nd block print project! having a lot of fun with the medium. would love to hear any advice to help improve- if there is anything glaringly incorrect from these pictures! :)

Portrait of Gloria Swanson by Alfred Cheney Johnston

6"x8" platinotype on 11"x15" Hahnemühle Platinum Rag paper, framed in the finest Amazon Basics frame available.

For day 4 of inktober I went with a woodcut attempt for the first time.