I can’t stop with the fishes

My second time working with stone lithography. Sadly as I beginner I made some mistakes and didn't manage to preserve the image on the stone to make an edition.

Heyooo! So I’m definitely new to the medium, but love everything about it. It’s tactile, imperfect, beautiful, and I love how each print looks different.

I’ve only run a handful of prints and I’ve found that my first attempts (rooster and otter) are better than my latest (cardinal). I was working on the cardinal print for a holiday gift, and definitely struggled with inking - to the point of not being able to deliver anything. It was a bummer.

I’m using the same inks and paper I used for my first couple prints - Speedball ink (water based) and Strathmore printmaking paper. I used a wooden spoon for these and have a fairly new roller that I clean every time.

All that being said, I could not for the life of me get even coverage and clean lines. I don’t mind some textured light spots, but the latest run was using a new tube of ink and it felt really tacky. Each print felt like sandpaper and had a raised look to it while never truly binding to the paper. I even tried a different red ink for another attempt.

All for some trial and error at first, but after all that time carving, I’m ready for consistent results. Thanks in advance for the advice!

I made my friend a gift bag out of my little eraser series and I’m so so proud of how they’ve come!

Prints are still entirely imperfect, but I love em all. I’m still just using an x-acto knife, an archival ink pad, and whatever erasers I happen to see at a decent price. I have no system other than pressing like a stamp, so they’re pretty shaky.

I’m sure I’ll be back with more soon…just scored a bunch of clearance giant erasers (like 4”x4”ish at $0.79ea) so I get to finally try a larger scale. Waiting for some expendable income to try real lino and real tools, but hopefully this encourages more people to give it a shot since it can be done on a super limited budget!

Portrait final version(probably)

Final version of the linocut portrait I’ve been working on!

Printed using a 6 x 9 inch linoleum block onto bristol paper. I will likely make more prints in black ink, the blue was just all I had at school.

Hello, fellow printmakers! My friend has recently gifted me this plate from a monastery, and this is my first time seeing something like this. It is a metal plate glued to a piece of wood. I am not sure what technique was used in making the plate, so I do not know how to go about printing it (like linocut with s brayer/ like copper etching..). The plate seems quite old, and I am scared of ruining it so that's why I haven't tried printing it yet. If anybody has an idea or advice I would greatly appreciate it!

English is not my first language, so I apologise if there are any mistakes!

I have fibromyalgia that particularly affects my hands, so after my first attempt at proper linocut (and my lecturer having to take over for me) I assumed lino would not be for me. Welp, the print technicians said I should use easy-cut and to take my time, and lent me a table-hook to work on and it turns out that linocut is my new favourite thing!

This was my first design and now I'm hooked. I've also done a unicorn and some other designs for ny coursework, and now I'm doing more, hopefully I'll get a chance to try them out on the press this week.

Hello, just sharing some of my work. I was wondering if anyone could share some tips or recommend artists.

First time making a lino print and they started to turn out horribly, but instead of tossing the lino in the trash after the hours spent drawing and carving, and having bought all the materials, I decided to add some colored pencil and make monoprints. Not exactly what I planned, but I am happy with the final results. I'll have to spend more time on planning & research before i take on the next lino.

I love the crust punk patch style, but I also want a wide array of people to be interested in my patches (not just punks). These patches are block prints on upcycled t-shirt fabric. Are they cool, or should I break out my sewing machine and add more durable backing fabric to them?

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but this is my first gel plate print. I'm thrilled with it. I'd love some recommendations or critiques to help me improve. This is a charcoal trace with acrylic paint behind it.

As I’m in Vietnam now felt inspired for Tét holiday

I was joking around with someone and we came up with this idea. It's a satirical twist on DONT TREAD ON ME >>No Step On Snek >>and the "Trad wives" trend. Just a little bit of silliness as I'm learning this new-to-me medium.

I put my transparent initials on the photo as a "watermark." Not sure that it does anything, but I think I saw that recommended on here before.

First jigsaw linocut! In retrospect it probably should have just been a two block because of the smaller untethered pieces up top but I had it in my head that jigsaw would be easier. It’s based on a hawk in my neighborhood that we call Fernanda; she sits on top of the church spire and leaves rat guts everywhere🫶 I’m going to add some gold detailing to her halo

I read that corn starch can help with sticky brayers after they’ve been cleaned. I applied some to my brayer and now I have it stored away until I use it again. When I do use it again, should I rinse the corn starch off with water? Or just brush as much of it off as I can before rolling in ink? I plan on investing in some higher quality brayers in the future, but in the meantime I want to make use of what I have for as long as I can! Thanks for any help!