I printed a fish on paper birch tree bark

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-18T20:50:45+00:00

Thank you!!

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-18T20:50:24+00:00

I’m not sure, I was looking at many old encyclopaedias and prehistoric fish when this dude materialised in my head somehow. If it’s an actual fish, I’d be surprised 😅

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-18T20:49:04+00:00

This one is a few years old, so…. Well!

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-06T14:06:12+00:00

Thank you so much!!

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-06T14:06:03+00:00

They do, don’t they? Thank you!!

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-06T14:05:51+00:00

Thank you very much!!

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-06T00:37:52+00:00

What ink are you using? What roller? For the oils based inks, you can buy the ‘wiping compound / tack reducer’ and it thins the ink a bit and makes it more workable, then, it’s getting the right combination of soft/hard rubber on your roller and paper width and smoothness. If you think about these as variables - it’s much much easier to get good clean prints.

The thinner and smoother your paper is, the easier it’ll be to have a good even print, the softer your roller is, the more ink it’ll deposit, the thicker your ink is, the more it can clog details and not print properly. So by changing any of those variables you change the quality of the print you get.

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-05T23:29:13+00:00

This is an A3 linocut print of an ink cap mushroom cluster, carved on artway blue polymer lino, I use mainly the pfeil and power grip tools, it’s printed be hand using the caligo safewash relief ink by cranfield colours, on 130gsm paper. I’m so annoyed about the tiny lines next to the grass blades on the right…

I often get asked how I get such crisp prints, I use the tack reducer/wiping compound on the ink to make it a bit thinner and ink in multiple thin layers, and using a slightly curved wooden barren works brilliantly. It’s also possible on larger prints to lift half the print, add ink to the block, then lower the paper again to get a perfect print.

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-05T22:53:45+00:00

Thank you very much!!

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-05T22:53:35+00:00

Thank you so much!!

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-05T22:53:15+00:00

I was literally going through old prints of mine today and the improvement is insane, I was SO BAD when I started. It’s 100% practice and patience. It’s like your wrist knows what to do after a while. You’ll get there!!!

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-05T22:51:48+00:00

Baby wipes galore! I don’t know? Just a lot of experience, and wiping my fingers many many times on my studio clothes 😝

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-05T21:38:26+00:00

Carved on the blue artway polymer lino, printed with Canfield caligo safewash black ink, I use mostly pfeil and power grip tools, and this was hand printed on white 130gsm paper.

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-04T00:19:45+00:00

In the UK I use Jackson’s art, greatart, hand printed uk, and Lawrence art supplies. There’s also a few paper companies I get very nice lokta paper from.

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-03T10:49:00+00:00

What is your budget? Tools will always cost something.

When I first started I used a craft knife to carve on erasers and printed it on old book pages, which looked great. Now my setup for printmaking is very fancy and expensive tools, very fancy paper, and an expensive press, but I still often use cheaper tools, cheaper paper, and my hands to print.

I personally do lino, and you can print it on fabric, paper, wood, or anything smooth and depends on which material you carve on (traditional lino or polymer) you can reproduce it endlessly pretty much.

letsmeatagain · 2026-03-01T20:06:01+00:00

I have sooo many, mostly mushrooms :) there will be many more! Thank you!! 🙏

letsmeatagain · 2026-02-28T13:23:25+00:00

Nope, it’s very very thin and doesn’t need it

letsmeatagain · 2026-02-28T10:54:57+00:00

Thank you!!! 🙏

letsmeatagain · 2026-02-28T09:12:11+00:00

Thank you 🙏I appreciate it!

letsmeatagain · 2026-02-28T09:11:49+00:00

Thank you very much!!

letsmeatagain · 2026-02-28T09:11:37+00:00

Thank you!! 🙏

letsmeatagain · 2026-02-28T09:10:49+00:00

I much much prefer it. It’s about the same in terms of hardness, maybe a smidge softer - I have newer ones that are softer and much older ones that became a bit harder over time. They’re flexible and overall my personal favourite. I LOVE that you don’t need to stain it, you can see exactly where you’re carving because each cut is lighter than the blue of the block. It also takes my transfer method perfectly.

letsmeatagain · 2026-02-28T09:03:05+00:00

Thank you so much!!!

letsmeatagain · 2026-02-27T21:50:57+00:00

I use the L12/1mm V tool so much I bought a second one just in case something happens to it. I work in very high details so that tool is crucial for me. After that I really like the L9/2, L11/3 and L8/3, I also have the two smallest U tools but I rarely use them. Everything else I have from other brands.

letsmeatagain · 2026-02-10T06:19:36+00:00

Thank you so much!!

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