#Printmaking Techniques Tutorial

Another monoprint using a foil covered card takeaway lid as a plate, this time playing with wiping a lot of the ink away to leave the subject in focus. I had lots of lovely interest and questions from my last post so I’ll cover some of the main points again here for you just in case: Equipment used: - takeaway container lid - basically a foil coated card and yes you can reuse it a few times if you’re gentle 👍🏻 - Ink from Charbonnel - Paynes Grey etching/relief oil based - but any that’s thick enough to work with and not dry out quickly will work - paper type unknown as an old off cut but its quite thick so has some give to it when going through the press - I’ve soaked it in water for around 15 minutes and then blotted it touch dry to get that embossed edge - plus I think it prints slightly better than dry 🤷‍♀️ #slowmade #originalart #printmaking #monoprint #artworkinprogress #monoprinting #monotype #handdrawn #artandmemory #retroarmchair #oneofakindart #artlovers

How to Linocut! #linocut #linoprint #linocutprint #linocutmaking #linoprintmaker

Part 2 of starting a new block print: carving! If you hate a long carving video, tap the reel to expand it and then press & hold for 2x speed. In part 3 I’ll print the block! | #blockprinting #printmaking #artvideo #artprocess #natureart #printmaker #fishart

🎨 ✨ Let’s Sharpen up on Lino! ✨🤩 I’ll be hosting a Lino printing class @archsupplies in Portrero Hill Saturday, April 19th. This class “Sharpen up on Lino” is an in depth entry point to relief printmaking, and a great way to reframe your approach to positive and negative space in your existing art practice. The class will begin with an abstract exercise to get acquainted with the tools & techniques before carving out a design of your choosing. We’ll end printing our plates and everyone will get a notebook to print their work on to take home! It’s gonna be a lot of fun 🤩 Tickets just went live on the eventbrite page 🎟️ 🔗 link in bio

Starting the plate for a new collagraph print. This is an image I keep getting drawn back to. This time I feel the need to go big. I  love the process but I have to pace myself as it plays havoc with a RSI in my thumb. . . . . . . #processvideo #printmakersofinstagram #printmaking #contemporaryprintmaking #printisnotdead #printpower #collagraph #collagraphplatemaking #collagraphprint #irishartist

How to lino print (instructions from a fellow beginner) and make your own original art at home, even if you’ve never done printmaking before. All you need is a lino cutter, rollers, ink and lino sheets (available from art shops or Amazon). If you managed to snag one of these for free as part of my giveaway earlier - well done they were gone in 2 minutes, they’ll be shipped in January. #linoprinting #printmaking #diyart #artathome #beginnerart

Most of my linoprints fill enough space that I just need to be careful when inking and that’s enough to get a clean print with minimal chatter. When I’m doing multiple layers in a print, the elements that need to be inked can be small and spaced far apart, making it difficult to ink cleanly. When that’s the case, I just make an ink shield and don’t worry about it too getting ink where it’s not supposed to be. #printmaking #linocut #printmaker #blockprint #linoprint

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PRINTING TOOL? If I could choose only 1 “texture tool” to use on my gel plate from now on it would probably be a flower. I find printing with flowers so satisfying, I could do it all day long! What would be your choice if you could only pick one?? Hard question, I know, but you have to make a choice 😅 Let me know in the comments! 🌸 Details: I used Ara acrylic paint + matte medium for the pick up layer on my @gelliarts gel printing plate. I let every layer dry in between and also left the paper on the plate until the paint was dry. The background paper I printed on was made with the talc powder technique I showed last week on Schut 360gr/165lbs paper for acrylic. The line up tool is called mini placement tool and also available from Gelli Arts. The wide brayer is a lino roller and can be found at art supply stores. #birgitkoopsen #gelliarts #printmaking #araacrylics #rainbowismyfavoritecolor

making faces 🎭🧡 linocut print on cotton rag paper ••• #satisfyingart #linocut #oddlysatisfying #printmaking #blockprinting #pennsylvaniaartist #illustrator

Every time I share my linocut process, I get the same DM: “How do you transfer the design so clean?” So here it is — the little hack the printmaking gatekeepers never mention. Simple, fast, and feels a bit like cheating (in the best way). Save it, share it, pass the secret on. 🖤

Love this printing process video with printy ASMR by @blairwich.project 🖤 #print #printmaking #contemporaryprintmaking #printmaker #printstudio #reliefcarving #woodcut #woodblock #linocut #woodblocktshirt

#monoprint #monotype #artvideo #messyart #trustthejourney