r/printmaking

After about a year of hobbyist carving, I finally did a "real" production run of some of my designs from the last 6 months. Friends have been asking for prints the whole time; having a fan club is a boon for artistic pursuits 💜

I have a small home, so hanging prints from the ceiling via existing swag hooks was a game changer for print quantity and curing time.

Thanks for looking! Kind feedback/criticism/tips are very welcome.

Here’s a little sunflower I just made.

Uh oh, might have found another hobby. 👀 Feedback welcome!

Plus, would love to know: what's something you wish you learned when you first started lino?

for my archaeologist grandfather's birthday

Also the patchy background ink was not intentional but I actually love it and how it adds to the night sky effect.

I loved carving this one. But is it pterrific? 👀

haven't been able to make anything serious for a few years (being disabled takes a lot out of ya) but it feels very good to do what I can these days ^_^ i love this medium and espurr a lot thank you

hello everyone,

i got this ink recently and tried it in order to check whether or not it works with my letterpress. I capped it in the basement which is quite cool and just open it to see how it is doing. I now saw that there is a layer on top of the ink and I'm not sure whether or not I ruined the complete ink.

there was a plastic thingy in the ink that I removed in order to get to the ink and then I just put on the lid back again.

anything I should do differently and can I still use the ink?

This is my first litho print using a stone. I transferred a photocopy image with estosol onto the stone. The more prints I make, the less details are picked up and the darker the ink. I tried several ghost prints. Is there a way to remove the ink without removing the original image/etch?

i’ve recently started my first linocut project, but before i undertook it i made a small stamp to see if i was capable of doing it and if it could come out good. currently still carving my 9 x 11 3/4 but i was happy with how this small one came out ! i used some random stamp ink pads i had and it worked very well for printing in my sketchbook