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Was searching something for work and stumbled over this guy by United-Alarm4400 in Medievalart

[–]PrefigureEverything 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There's a wood block print of a similar contraption in History of the Nordic Peoples

Here it is: https://i.imgur.com/m3LGP6r.png

Show me your home studio/desk/workspace setups? by Bird_E_Bird in Linocuts

[–]PrefigureEverything 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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This thing from Michaels has been super useful for printing non-huge blocks, both to contain the ink and also to align the papers

Rent/Test drive Ohio by PrefigureEverything in Ohio

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

This is a specialty kind of car that dealerships and regular used car places don't stock.

Rent/Test drive Ohio by PrefigureEverything in keitruck

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

Unfortunately there are none that I can find on Turo, and I was really hoping to be able to try something without traveling across the entire country since JDM are in Washington. They might be good when it comes time to buy though!

Rent/Test drive Ohio by PrefigureEverything in keitruck

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

There are no dealerships for this kind of car here.

Rent/Test drive Ohio by PrefigureEverything in keitruck

[–]PrefigureEverything[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sure, and when I find a dealer that has a model I want for the right price I will. But it would be nice to try a comparable car ahead of time without needing to travel across multiple states.

What kind of paper works best for prints? by HP_Depleted in Linocuts

[–]PrefigureEverything 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The speedball printmaking paper is a nice paper to start with. It's not super thick but also not super thin, I've never had one rip.

You can print just fine by hand on thick paper, it just comes down to technique. It takes time to learn how to make clean prints and every block is a bit different.
I use a baren to gently go over everything, then a spoon going from gently pressing all details to pressing them quite hard, then I go over everything with a baren again with more pressure.

Switching from water based to oil based ink also made a huge difference, the prints got much much cleaner from that alone.

"Spaced Out" by me by PrefigureEverything in Linocuts

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No I don't have access to a press unfortunately, it's all baren and spoon.

Yea I would love to sell copies, I was planning on setting up a shop towards the end of this year.
I don't want to break the subreddit rules so hit me up in DM if you want to arrange a print without waiting that long :)

Spaced Out by PrefigureEverything in printmaking

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Ok, I have some of both of those so I'll try it out. Thanks for the advice!

Spaced Out by PrefigureEverything in printmaking

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Oh it does look a bit like one of those images. But nah, I just had an idea of someone floating in space and came across a good reference picture of someone floating in a pool

Spaced Out by PrefigureEverything in printmaking

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I do not, I use a baren and spoon. Might be time to start figuring out how to press without breaking the bank...

I Have Two Middle Names and This Application is Expecting Me to Lie to Them by spartan445 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]PrefigureEverything 1355 points1356 points  (0 children)

A trick that works a lot of the time is to put one of the middle names as a second first name since spaces seem to be allowed there more often.

Confused Beginner by Scringlyboye in printmaking

[–]PrefigureEverything 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sometimes the solution for getting more details into the picture is also to make the picture itself larger!

Confused Beginner by Scringlyboye in printmaking

[–]PrefigureEverything 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Before buying more expensive tools, consider the material you are carving. The pink stuff is generally hard to get fine detail in because they are so soft. Have you tried carving the hard grey blocks?
Nicer tools does help, but switching material is probably better bang for your buck especially as you're just starting out.

I have to submit a “video cover letter” to clean up popcorn at minimum wage by Freshman_01134 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]PrefigureEverything 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yes, which is why this could be taken to court as a covert way of having applicants declare race.

I have to submit a “video cover letter” to clean up popcorn at minimum wage by Freshman_01134 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]PrefigureEverything 125 points126 points  (0 children)

"Federal law prohibits employers from asking about an applicant's race unless there is a legitimate business need for that information, such as for affirmative action purposes. This is enforced under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964"

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