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I think it would work great, as you don't need to worry about blending the paint on the paper or canvas!

Honestly, any kind I can get my hands on! My favourite are the softcut blocks by Essdee. But the ones shown in this video were purchased from Amazon - softcut linoleum was my search and these came in a 20 pack!

Thanks - so glad you liked it! I am using a smooth cardstock paper - I believe it is 100 lb paper!

@@ehollingsheadart thank you :)

So glad you enjoyed it! I find the wooden spatula best when printing firm to hard lino. I like my baren when printing super soft lino! I want to get a glass baren and try printing firm and hard lino with it to see if it prints more easily!

Thanks so much! Planning that video out next :)

This is a great question and one I'll have to demonsrate in another video! It depends on a few things - the large carved away areas can sometimes pick up ink when you roll it onto the carving...sometimes this is fixed by simply carving a bit more of that area away to remove raised bits. Sometimes it's as easy as just using a different brayer (a larger one that won't accidentally dip down into those large areas). Sometimes printmakers will make a paper template that they place over the inked carving to block areas that pick up ink that they are trying to keep clean, and they place it down every time they print between the block and their paper. Sometimes some printmakers take a rag and wipe these areas between each inking and pressing!

Would definitely be worth trying! I've heard of people using rolling pins, glass jars, spoons, a clean brayer, putting a book on top and standing on it even! I say give it a go!

Enjoy!!!

Thanks so much!

It's an amazing press made by WoodZilla! They have an etsy store, a web-store and they sell through Speedball (north america). I bought mine off of Speedball's website since I live in Canada! They also have Instagram (@woodzilla)

@@ehollingsheadart Thank you so much! 🤗

The tools are made by FlexCut!! I got them from Lee Valley Tools but you can buy directly from FlexCut or Amazon :) they're really good tools...wish i bought them years ago!

I didn't even think about this...such a good question. I am just free-handing those details I carved after I put sharpie over the entire thing!

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much! So glad you enjoyed it :)

Thanks so much for writing such a thoughtful comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! This one gave me a heck of a time trying to get all the volumes right...so strange the volume goes up and down! Something to double check in the future for sure 👀

Thank you!

Honestly you can print onto any paper! Just be sure to choose one that is acid free :) I print on 80 lb smooth cardstock. You can also print on even higher quality papers such at stonehenge, fabriano papers, japenese papers

@@ehollingsheadart thank you so much :)

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!!! Definitely a good medium to try out and see what you can do!

So glad you found it helpful!!!

Such a great idea!!!!!

Thank you - I'm so glad you are enjoying it! That video on editioning is coming very soon!

Something that I still always spend so much time thinking about!!! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

Thanks for watching!

I use an acid free smooth cardstock paper! I also really enjoy japanese papers and stonehenge!

I decided to zoom in and focus solely on the sky!

Hi!!! I have a video about registration up! Called "how to register a lino-cut print" - hope it's helpful!

Glad you found it helpful!! I am using water based inks here but often use oil based inks too! I mix my oil based inks with an extender, around a 1:1 ratio, which helps them dry faster. But typically it can take months for oil based inks to dry, which is completely normal but also a huge pain in the butt haha

Coming soon!!! 👀

I use a 100lb smooth cardstock paper that is acid free! I also love stonehenge

Thank you! So glad you find it helpful!

What a great project to do together! So glad you found my video and will find it helpful :)

So glad you enjoyed it!!

There are new inks that Speedball offers that are water soluable oil based inks! They wash off with soap and water - they are oil based inks but soap is enough to break down the type of oil in them so no need for harsh solvent chemicals! They perform nearly identically to regular oil based inks :)

Oh! Also - speedball makes block printing ink for fabric. It's great!

@@ehollingsheadart Thank you so much for your reply. I already have some speedball water soluble ink, but im not sure if it will be good for fabric. is all water soluble ink ok for fabric?

Thank you!!!

Thanks so much! So glad you found it helpful

I am so glad you find it helpful!!

Thank you! So glad you find it helpful

Yeah!!! Such a good method!!

Incredibly helpful video. Feel a lot more confident starting my first linocut print. Do you have a recommendation for the acrylic colour you use? I think this might help my brain understand the positive and negative space better when carving. Thank you 😊

Taking your time is crucial for sure!! Haha I would consider myself a pretty patient person!

I am so glad you find it helpful!

It's definitely a "the more you do it, the better it will get" sort of thing, without a doubt!! Keep going :) I am working on a video for beginners as well

So so glad you find it helpful!!!

Haha you caught me! I am a bit ocean obsessed!!

Hi!! Thanks so much for your questions. I did mention editioning prints! It will be my next video :) If I use water based ink, the prints dry within a couple of hours. If I use oil based ink, it takes weeks (about a month) for the ink to dry!