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Lino Cut Print Making Necessities
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items Have you ever wanted to try print making and wood blocks are too expensive or too hard to carve? I have a great alternative for you! Lino cut print making. It is when you carve into a linoleum rubber block, roll ink onto it, and use it like a stamp t...
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Tools
Substrates
Carving blocks
Tools
Tools & inks needed to do print making
This is the tool you use to roll out your ink and apply it to your print block. It's important that your brayer can be taken apart to be cleaned.
Speedball Soft Rubber Brayer - 4"
You need a smooth flat surface that can be easily cleaned. This is where you apply the ink and roll the brayer through it.
I personally use an enamel coated ceramic tile for my surface. You can get 1 tile I think at a hard ware store? Or factory seconds maybe?
I personally use an enamel coated ceramic tile for my surface. You can get 1 tile I think at a hard ware store? Or factory seconds maybe?
FABUNESS Stackable Ceramic Watercolor Palette
You need ink to print with! This is water soluble ink that you can use to print on paper, fabric, or other substrates.
This is a starter kit. Having black, white, and the base colors is helpful
Water based ink is EASY to clean up. But it does dry really fast which is nice for the prints, but not so nice for the brayer, your well of ink, and your mixing palette. Luckily you just wash it off under running water with a little bit of soap.
You can use oil based ink for a richer application of color that stays wet longer, but it is a pain to clean up.
This is a starter kit. Having black, white, and the base colors is helpful
Water based ink is EASY to clean up. But it does dry really fast which is nice for the prints, but not so nice for the brayer, your well of ink, and your mixing palette. Luckily you just wash it off under running water with a little bit of soap.
You can use oil based ink for a richer application of color that stays wet longer, but it is a pain to clean up.
Speedball Block Printing Inks - Starter, Set of 6, 1.25 oz
These are helpful for putting down ink in a straight line on your mixing palette. Especially if you get ink that comes in jars instead of a convenient squeeze bottle
Blick Painting Knife - Small Spade 46
You need a proper carving tool to carve lines into the lino block. This is my favorite one as it is ergonomic annnnd you can keep all the carving heads inside the handle so you don't lose them! I really like the fine tip in this set
Speedball® Lino Cutter Assortment No.1
Oil based ink for print making. This will create rich and saturated colors and applies to fabric better than water based inks.
They do not dry out rapidly like water based inks. So you can use your well of ink longer and be more economic with the materials. However, they are a pain to clean and require rags and simple green or a degreaser to remove. And depending on what deg...
They do not dry out rapidly like water based inks. So you can use your well of ink longer and be more economic with the materials. However, they are a pain to clean and require rags and simple green or a degreaser to remove. And depending on what deg...
Speedball Oil-Based Block Printing Ink Set
When you use an oil based ink, you need a degreaser to break down the ink and get it off your surfaces and tools.
This works pretty well with shop rags.
This works pretty well with shop rags.
Simple Green Ready-to-Use All-Purpose Cleaner, Spray Bottle, Original, 32 fl. oz
Shop towels to use with your degreaser and oil based ink. Keep in mind, this is flammable afterwards, so please dispose of them or clean them responsibly.
Shop Towels in Stock - ULINE
Once your design is sketched or transferred to your lino block, I highly suggest you trace it with sharpie. This makes it obvious where you should and shouldn't carve. AND it can't rub off like the graphite.
Sharpie 12pk Permanent Markers FineTip Black: Art & Office Supplies, Sharpie Pen for Black Sharpie Drawings
This is important to transfer your designs to your lino block.
Transfer Tracing Paper Pad
Easy to clean tray option for your ink and brayer rolling
Essdee Ink Tray
Dark graphite pencils you can use to trace / draw on the lino block.
General's Carbon Sketch Pencil - Box of 12
Substrates
The surfaces you apply the inked up print block to create your image
Raw canvas makes a great surface for ink! You can use this to make punk patches, tote bags, test prints, or whatever your heart desires.
SOTISI 10oz Natural Cotton Duck Canvas 62''
Make your own custom tote bag! These inks work great on fabric, especially canvas. Once they are dry they can go through the wash and dryer
Cotton Tote Bag by Make Market
High quality paper to print onto. You can make prints and greeting cards.
Richeson Bulk Printmaking Paper
High quality black paper for print making
Arnhem 1618™ Printmaking Paper 22 in. x 30 in. - 5 Sheets - Black
Carving blocks
This is what you use your carving tool on to create your design. After you have carved it, you ink it, and use it like a stamp!
A fancier lino block that comes mounted to wood. This makes it very transportable and able to carve anywhere. You don't need to have it on a hard surface because it comes with one!
Speedball Mounted Linoleum Block - 6" x 8"
Ever wanted to make your own stamp or mini print? Lino blocks are a simple and affordable way to get into print making. You use a carving tool on this to peel away the surface. The parts you leave uncarved in where the ink will rest & transfer. S...
25 Pcs 4"x6" Rubber Carving Blocks, Pink
A variety of sizes of linoleum to carve into
Speedball Unmounted Linoleum Printing Blocks