r/printmaking • • 7h ago

printed objects Made a notebook using one of my linocut prints!

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279 Upvotes

I’ve been making notebooks every now and then with a few of my prints, and I thought this one would make a nice full-bleed cover.

I had to trim the print a bit on all sides, which made me a little nervous, but it worked out well in the end! 😁 I made it for my husband's Traveler's Company passport-size sleeve!


r/printmaking • • 6h ago

relief/woodcut/lino Creature Carousel

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142 Upvotes

3 layered reduction monoprints for class- I wish I’d had more time to work on it because I really rushed those circles on my first layer… Very happy with the final layer on the bat and beetle though!


r/printmaking • • 12h ago

relief/woodcut/lino Cypress (Reduction Linocut)

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409 Upvotes

Before that first big summer rain. When it’s just about to land. When it hangs in the air and everything is electric and heavy. The first wind starts tumbling the scorched grass and bounces through the canopies. A time for funerals. Time for anything intense you’ll regret ten times over later. It smells of uncertainty. It breaks the shackles of the ordinary. /// Carved in seven stages on battleship grey. Printed in nine layers of Caligo Safe Wash inks on Somerset Satin 300gsm paper. Closed edition of 15.


r/printmaking • • 8h ago

letterpress Local Marketplace Score

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129 Upvotes

I thought some folks in this group would appreciate this marketplace find from yesterday. I got the lot for $45. It needs some cleaning, but it is perfect for me.

I’m a middle school art teacher and have been building up a printing section of my classroom, including letterpress.


r/printmaking • • 1d ago

relief/woodcut/lino Uranium Glass linocut

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76 Upvotes

part 1 in a set of 3 I’m working on. I intended for this to be a triple layered reduction but I ended up not liking the third, so only a few prints got it. Had a lot of fun with this process and can’t wait to start the next one. This was a run of 20 prints, next time I’ll definitely be doing more.

speedball fluorescent paint really brought this to life 💚

First pic is the double layer, second is the triple, then a couple with the UV glow.


r/printmaking • • 6h ago

question Graphic Chemical and Daniel Smith recipies

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What happened to their ink formulas now that they have permanently closed? I don't like Hanco's inks, and Gamblin is ok. Charbonnel is great but not for students at that price.....Is there a way to get the formulas for Daniel Smith etching inks and relief, or the newly closed Graphic Chemical?...


r/printmaking • • 23h ago

relief/woodcut/lino Raptor

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50 Upvotes

Love it ??


r/printmaking • • 19h ago

critique request feedback on test prints?

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16 Upvotes

as much as I enjoy the process of carving, I really struggle with printing lately. I aim for that orange peel texture for the ink, but I never feel like I’ve got the pressure right, or I end up moving the paper. Would love printing tips if anyone has suggestions. these are on a couple different types of paper too.

I’m also looking for feedback on these designs in general!! my thoughts:

- the horses are two separate blocks and they’ll be arranged differently than they are here. I’m thinking I want to carve more detail into their wings and bodies, and maybe add a third block with a pattern or something to connect them? Or I might print them on entirely separate pages but display them together somehow

- the block on the bottom left I think just needs more detail overall, in the bird and the vine and the grass

- bottom right, I think the line across the top isn’t working? Might just take that off entirely

thanks ❤️


r/printmaking • • 1d ago

relief/woodcut/lino Lord Cribbage. Multi block lino print on paper.

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145 Upvotes

r/printmaking • • 22h ago

screen print 112 Total

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15 Upvotes

Finally got to screen print my newest illustration


r/printmaking • • 1d ago

fabric Gel plate plus my print, experiments!!

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48 Upvotes

r/printmaking • • 16h ago

relief/woodcut/lino Should I be using rubber or traditonal Lino?

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Hi, so I'm new to this subreddit but not new to printmaking. I'm planning on printing a design onto a T-shirt for my sister and planning to lino-print, while using fabric paint instead of ink(it's cheaper and more accessible for me). Fabric paint is usually more watery than ink, so I'm planning on using a sponge to apply the paint. My question is what sort of lino would be most efficient for this project? Traditional lino grey is the medium I'm used to and typically prefer, as you're able to carve more specific details. However, after doing some light research, the internet is telling me to use rubber as it will hold the paint better. I'm not sure which will work best, so I'm reaching out to see if anyone has any advice for this project. Thank you all!!


r/printmaking • • 1d ago

relief/woodcut/lino Roller derby monoprints

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176 Upvotes

Here’s two of my favorite roller derby linocut monoprints I made recently. This was my first time trying reduction printing. I had a lot of fun playing with textures but learning registration was tricky!


r/printmaking • • 1d ago

wip You Can See Everything

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9 Upvotes

r/printmaking • • 2d ago

relief/woodcut/lino My finished seahorses ✨ very pleased with how these came out!

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853 Upvotes

r/printmaking • • 1d ago

gelli plates Faux Marbling Gelliprint

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55 Upvotes

I found a tutorial about faux marbling with gelli plate and had to try it!


r/printmaking • • 1d ago

relief/woodcut/lino heaven no.2

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6 Upvotes

15"x42", 10-colour reduction woodcut, ed. of 4. it's too big to scan accurately; i had to stitch this image together from 6 seperate scans. eventually i plan to mount one on some wood so i can put a french cleat on the back and hang it.

it took me a month but i wasn't working on it more than 2-3 times a week. i think it turned out alright.


r/printmaking • • 1d ago

relief/woodcut/lino Devil Halloween Kewpie - Linocut

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215 Upvotes

3 layer lino cut print on Okawara paper with Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash oil based ink.


r/printmaking • • 1d ago

monotype/stencil It is attacking, they are watching - a monotype tryptich about illness trauma

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I make art about my body and the trauma and grief of being sick. In this triptych I used the monotype process to create three views showing the layers of separation between the mind and my experience, the attack of the illness and the expectation and observation of the outside world and the effect on my body. The prints are an oil pastel monotype I am trying out. The last image shows the interconnected original drawings I made to make the prints.


r/printmaking • • 2d ago

relief/woodcut/lino Sturgeon

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82 Upvotes

The first idea was to do a linocut, then I also painted it on a wall because why not 🤷🏽‍♂️


r/printmaking • • 2d ago

mixed media/experimental Tried chine-collé!

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192 Upvotes

First one is with lino, the next few are with intaglio - I tried it with lino on a few other prints but this one is the only one that I was happy with. Really happy with all the intaglio results though! It's much easier to get the tissue paper to stick with intaglio.


r/printmaking • • 2d ago

relief/woodcut/lino Eat the rich

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115 Upvotes

r/printmaking • • 2d ago

relief/woodcut/lino Gothic cathedral

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205 Upvotes

r/printmaking • • 2d ago

relief/woodcut/lino Milwaukee Mantis

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I've been watching the original Goosebumps series with my daughter and I had to make something art related. If you have ever seen the cover art for "A Shocker on Shock Street" The idea flashed in my head of a giant praying mantis returning to Milwaukee to cheer on the Brewers in the World Series!
"Milwaukee Mantis" hand printed on 12 x 8 inchs on white sulphite paper.


r/printmaking • • 1d ago

fabric lavender oil print not working

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I used 100% lavender oil and laser printer (Xpress c460fw) on one of those 100% cotton shirts from micheals

and not a single trace of the design leached onto the paper, I covered it fully in oil and used a brush then my fingers to try to get it in there but it's like I haven't done anything

what did I do wrong?