• Excellent alternative to oil based inks.
• Water soluble, but is stubborn to clean.
• Not as stiff as oil based inks, viscosity varies depending on color.
• Stiffer than most other water soluble printmaking inks.
• Required to keep relief printmaking safe!
• Holds the block in place while you carve.
• Solid and reliable when used correctly.
• Don’t skip this material, it’s critical!!
Linoleum Printmaking
begin @ 21:42 min.
• Used to apply ink to the block.
• Clean breyer can be used to rub the back of the paper into the block.
• Great for small blocks.
• All-purpose supply for everything!
• Used to clean up ink.
• Highly absorbent and worth the cost, paper towels won’t work nearly as well.
• Can be used for a while before being disposed of.
• Rags with oil based ink must be kept in oily waste bin.
Monochromatic Monotypes
begin @ 10:31 min.
• Makes it possible to create monoprints without a press.
• Results are not as accurate as a monoprint created with a press.
• Very durable surface.
• Really great for pressing in textures into the surface.
• Clean up with baby wipes.
Monochromatic Monotypes
begin @ 01:13 min.
• Sheet of linoleum that can be carved into.
• Warps when washed with water.
• Can be heated with an iron.
• Cheaper than mounted linoleum.
• If you can afford mounted linoleum, buy that instead!
Linoleum Printmaking
begin @ 15:38 min.
• Linoleum mounted on sturdy block.
• Best surface for linoleum printmaking.
• Will not warp when washed.
• Can be heated with an iron.
• Same height as metal type.
• Costs more than unmounted linoleum, but is totally worth it!
Linoleum Printmaking
begin @ 15:38 min.
• For relief printmaking techniques.
• Back of the handle opens, you can store your blades in there!
• Many widths of blades.
• Very sharp, use caution!
Rubber Stamps
begin @ 04:54 min.
• Hardness is #1-#5.
• #1 is softest, #5 is hardest.
• Typically used for lithography, but can also be used for drawing.
• Does not erase at all.
• Great for drawing details.
• Very intense, greasy, tacky bar of ink.
• Traditionally used for lithography.
• Can be used for drawing.
• Does not erase at all.
• Can be scraped w/ a knife or smeared w/ fingers.
• Great for scraping ink onto plexiglass.
• Won’t scratch plexiglass.
• Good for mixing printmaking ink.
• Very soft and easy to carve.
• Does not crumble the way Speedball Speedy Cut does.
• Thinner than Speedball Speedy Cut.
• Super easy to cut with an X-acto knife.
• Inexpensive.
Rubber Stamps
begin @ 01:42 min.
• Very soft and easy to carve.
• Can be crumbly when carving tiny details.
• Super easy to cut with an X-acto knife.
• Inexpensive.
• Terrific for printing rubber stamps.
• Much less messy than using printmaking ink.
• Ink prints thin, therefore is quick to dry.
• Inexpensive.
Rubber Stamps
begin @ 08:23 min.
• Necessity when printing an edition of prints!
• Used to measure paper.
• Use to tear printmaking paper.
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