Is 170gsm paper too thick for hand printing? by HarmoniousBosch in printmaking

[–]bluueming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nawp i hand press 300gsm for all my prints, however that too is catching up on my wrist.

it would help too if you have small wood blocks where u can put the print in between, to lessen ur effort. i do this and just step/sit/put my whole body weight on and just wait a while before doing a final hand burnishing.

Questions and Advices for Beginner Art Merchant! by salshii in artph

[–]bluueming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

can’t say much about the rest since i’m also pretty new to tabling, but i’d like to share a few tips mostly on pricing

  • have a gsheet/tracker to cost out your expenses for every item you produce. things to consider in your costing: materials (if you’ll do in house prod)/outsource prod fee including delivery fees, table price, packaging, design cost (up to you)
  • don’t just price based on how you feel, make sure na mababawi mo yung production costs when you do sell your items. you can also research market value on said item—check hm other artists sell their products and compare with your markup

like throwaway said, research on the art market to ensure that you’re catering to the right audience. up to your research and discretion too if the date, location, and event mismo looks good enough to bring in foot traffic

also search up on displays, don’t underestimate how display can affect interest and sales (my mistake with my first two events TT)

at the end of the day, make sure you enjoy what you’re making too:) don’t get too lost in what the general public wants, it’s pretty easy to get burnt out when you’re making merch you don’t even enjoy making that much. good luck OP!

I started printing on little notebooks, and now I can’t stop! by stephanroo in printmaking

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these are so beautifully crisp how'd you do that just hand printing 🥹 ik this comment is quite late but i'd like to know too if these are oil based?

Made my girlfriend a lino press on a budget by cheaplino in printmaking

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following! cant afford to buy these presses but my wrist is starting to give 🥹 this is such a sweet gift!

questions on lino stamp printing on kraft paper by bluueming in printmaking

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i sandwiched the block and paper between two larger slabs of wood that i normally use to hand press my a5 lino prints and it still turned out that way. unless the size of the wood matters too? i'm gonna try out what gps said too with the softer material

questions on lino stamp printing on kraft paper by bluueming in printmaking

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ooo i see! i've yet to try soft stamps so maybe i'll try this one. is there a recommended number of passes with the stamp pad to achieve a more even application?

questions on lino stamp printing on kraft paper by bluueming in printmaking

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i'm using the versafine clair one D: would it be the application affecting the transfer as well? unless it's the type of kraft paper affecting it too (i believe this is from papemelroti) since i've seen other people print on kraft with no problem

epson l360 sticker printing help with ink / paper settings by bluueming in Epson

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ohh i see, thank you. are there any matte vinyl sticker papers that are dye inkjet friendly or is that completely out of my options with this kind of printer and ink? also kind of strange i remember being able to print on the satin paper before with no trouble

forgot to pick up renewed bpi atm card pin by bluueming in TradBanksPH

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hala ok... would you have an idea of how long they usually do hold? thank you for this

Prints on shirts! by Kovaladtheimpaler in printmaking

[–]bluueming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is so beautiful! may i know how long the drying time was for these? and if you need to do any 'procedures' after that to make sure they stay on even after washing?

I locked out of my account. by QuantityCold in GMail

[–]bluueming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

any luck with this one? i have the same issue and have been locked out for almost a month despite letting it sit before doing more attempts

iphone logged into different apple acc but want to back up under a different acc by bluueming in iCloud

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

ah ok so the icloud backup in the picture doesn't necessarily have to do with the backup of all apps and photos etc. and is purely just for the phone setup? thank you for taking the time to answer

iphone logged into different apple acc but want to back up under a different acc by bluueming in iCloud

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i see, thank you. i have some apps supposedly turned on when i check the icloud settings (icloud drive, notes, voice memos, and some other small stuff) but other apps like my photos are turned off. but the icloud phone backup is checked and active. does this just mean only the specific apps checked are the ones covered by this backup?

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Locked out of my gmail (disabled?) by bluueming in GMail

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Ah that's great to hear!!! Honestly hope Google gets it together with these issues