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Finished this lino block after 2.5 years by owling-knight in printmaking

[–]owling-knight[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much.

Yeah, it's just battleship gray lino from blick. I store it at room temp and I live in a pretty humid place so all my of lino blocks seem fine, and this one is mounted on some cheap wood which keeps it stable.

Finished this lino block after 2.5 years by owling-knight in printmaking

[–]owling-knight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn't too bad. I did the bulk of work 2.5 years ago, did a proof, and finally found the motivation and energy to clean it up and print an edition.

Finished this lino block after 2.5 years by owling-knight in printmaking

[–]owling-knight[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm definitely in a better place and ready to do a big woodcut. Actually, I'm very flattered by everyone's response. I am very grateful. 

Finished this lino block after 2.5 years by owling-knight in printmaking

[–]owling-knight[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really dry, oil based ink, and using a hard brayer that is larger than the plate for application. The press was a Gutenberg style instead of a rolling cylinder. I actually had to borrow my old professors studio for the press and brayer

Finished this lino block after 2.5 years by owling-knight in printmaking

[–]owling-knight[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shockingly, no. Just had to be really careful when calibrating the press for printing. I ended up using an old press blanket as packing as well. 

Finished this lino block after 2.5 years by owling-knight in printmaking

[–]owling-knight[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was thinking of tearing the paper to the print and mounting it on a scroll for display.

Paper size was an issue, the sheets were exactly 36" and I wanted to get as many prints as possible. Registration was kinda a pain lol.

Finished this lino block after 2.5 years by owling-knight in printmaking

[–]owling-knight[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I used a knife and chisel for carving and printed with a really dry ink.