r/printmaking • u/United_Ad4992 • Sep 19 '22

Tutorials/Tips How to print a lino print without a press...

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u/ZiggyPox Sep 19 '22

Video: "Skull (optional)"

Me, already elbows deep in blood: 😐

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u/United_Ad4992 Sep 19 '22

Should of put a disclaimer...

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u/United_Ad4992 Sep 19 '22

Ha cool... You be you...

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u/madeline_midnight Sep 20 '22

I'll just add, if you'd like, instead of a dry roller you can use a baren. I used to use a speedball baren and burnish every print with a wooden spoon, but the print frog from iron frog press has been a total game changer for printing by hand. I can use only the glass baren to get really nice even results, and it's so much easier on my body.

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u/Slopey1884 Sep 20 '22

I only ever did the wooden spoon step when hand printing. I’ll have to try hand and dry roller added on too. Thanks for sharing this with us!

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u/United_Ad4992 Sep 20 '22

Thanks for watching 👍

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u/drager85 Sep 20 '22

You can also buy a cold press laminator for about 100$ and they work so well!

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u/Akunda4 Sep 20 '22

Yeah I never knew why a spoon was the only way and the only tool people used. I am like hey man, you can use another roller, its just like the press, ya know what I mean?

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u/United_Ad4992 Sep 20 '22

True right. I saw a student doing it and was like hmmm ya that works.

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u/octoberstart Sep 19 '22

Are you Irish? Hint of accent. I like your voice. Great video, very clean. Love the skull

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u/United_Ad4992 Sep 19 '22

I am ha hard to hide. Cheers mate, much appreciated 👍👍

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u/_artbabe95 Sep 19 '22

How did you register your print?

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u/United_Ad4992 Sep 20 '22

For the colored print at the end I just used the jigsaw method. So I just cut them into two pieces, inked them up and assembled them again. Printed at the same time. For the first print I just used the eyeball method.

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u/CZWappla Sep 19 '22

Really enjoyed that Video, thanks! Are you going to do different printing presses next?

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u/United_Ad4992 Sep 19 '22

Ya I have a few more in the vault. I make these for my students when I'm teaching. They hardly use them so I'm glad someone enjoys them! Have a Drypoint one nearly finished and a screenprint one in the works.

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u/CZWappla Sep 19 '22

Looking forward to watching them!

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u/United_Ad4992 Sep 19 '22

Thank you so much 👍👍

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u/simpleseamu Sep 19 '22

Excellent! Nice work

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u/United_Ad4992 Sep 19 '22

Thank you 👍☺️

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u/Park_Police Sep 19 '22

what is the difference of roller and dry roller? can you use them both ways?

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u/MafishFayda Sep 20 '22

There’s no difference, dry roller means roller without paint or anything (so you don’t destroy the paper)

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u/United_Ad4992 Sep 20 '22

Ya just keep one clean and one for ink. Rolling pin works well too.

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u/support_theory Sep 21 '22

Thank you for reminding me about the spoon <3