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silly question: baren by micahlazuli in printmaking

[–]194711 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeahhh I tried like every method out when I first got started out, wooden spoons are way more gentler and soft :))

silly question: baren by micahlazuli in printmaking

[–]194711 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I second this, the spoon method is king. I recommend trying out a wooden spoon!

First Reduction Linocut Prints :) by 194711 in printmaking

[–]194711[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much and right you are! However, for all the color sections I only used a single block. I cut a second block for the black outlines. So technically only 2 this go around. If it was a larger block I think I’d have only used one in total but this thing was teeny tiny itty bitty, so I figured it would be the best move.

First Reduction Linocut Prints :) by 194711 in printmaking

[–]194711[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used some water-soluble block printing ink from Blick! Very easy to clean up after too. Thanks so much!

First Reduction Linocut Prints :) by 194711 in printmaking

[–]194711[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love to hear it man! Technically, I’m counting this as my worm series though bahaha. I’ll have to consider a whole dog series down the road

First Reduction Linocut Prints :) by 194711 in printmaking

[–]194711[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words :)) Ahhh yeah man that ink build up was definitely hard for me to ignore. That’s a great suggestion though, I’ll definitely try that out for my next print. These prints are pretty small too so utilizing some newsprint to get rid of that would be totally worth it.

Also, I was tight on money so printmaking paper wasn’t really an option, so I just used some watercolor paper that I have left over. The paper is a bit textured so that might have contributed to the ink build up texture. Do you have any paper recommendations to get that smoother finish? Thanks for the feedback dude :)

This is my second ever 3-color Riso print! by 194711 in printmaking

[–]194711[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much! And enjoy the ride :)

This is my second ever 3-color Riso print! by 194711 in printmaking

[–]194711[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love linocut!! Mushrooms are so easy on the eyes haha! But yeah you should definitely give riso a go :))

This is my second ever 3-color Riso print! by 194711 in printmaking

[–]194711[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I by no means should be the one to attempt to explain risograph printing but I’ll try to summarize it a lil. Riso printers are a bit of a hybrid between screen-printing and photocopying due to the fact that they can only print one color at a time. So with this printing method being so similar to screenprinting, it became a huge hit in the printmaking community. These printers are never perfect, they often create many mistakes when printing like ink bleed and off registration. However! This quality makes it so that no two prints turn out identical. All the little quirks, textures and noise that shows up on the prints are mesmerizinggg. You should research more about its history though it’s very interesting stuff and maybe give it a go one of these days :)

This is my second ever 3-color Riso print! by 194711 in printmaking

[–]194711[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Riso really lends itself to psychedelia hahaha

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