Multi block Lino Print with Laura: Episode 21 - Linocut Printing Mishaps

[@glynnismcc4549]

Thanks Laura. It has taken me absolutely ages to realise - or have the confidence to discover - just how little ink I really need to make a good print. It was only at the end of several prints, when I had a bit of ink over and didn't want to wash it down the sink, that I used the tiny bit of left over ink on a spare bit of jotter paper and saw that it actually looked a whole lot better, smoother and even printed more evenly. So, to anyone starting out, I would suggest you start with only a tiny bit of ink and experiment until you find the right amount.

[@Bella-nw2jk]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge about Lino printing! So helpful 😊

[@ewaMCC]

Thank you very much. Too much water based ink was exactly my problem.

[@swampassmr4724]

It's very difficult to understand this audio, but grateful there's captions! Thank you for accessibility :-)

[@jenniferring2700]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I'm just beginning my printmaking journey and have run to a few of the problems you've outlined here. Especially how to roll and apply the ink properly. Cheers!

[@debbyneylan]

Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience.

[@ahowe9910]

Thank you so much for this! My daughter is struggling in class and has received limited help from the teacher.

[@claudecadi]

Thank you very much for sharing those tips Laura, I'm making a lot of progress since I watch your videos.

[@dellademarinis6335]

Thank you Laura, this has been so extremely helpful, I wish I'd seen a video like this a year ago when I was starting out. Your series is so wonderful in general, and I will add here that your registration device is brilliant and has facilitated my reduction printing enormously.

[@olgatsyba8951]

Della, can you please share the link to the device? I couldn't find it

[@LauraBoswellPrintmaker]

Hi here you go - www.lauraboswell.co.uk/shop.php

[@AnetteY11]

Thank you so much Laura - I had just encountered a severe ‘tackiness’ problem with my reduction prints (Schmincke Aqua on various papers). I thought I wasn’t putting enough ink on my plate but probably the reverse is the problem, and I was lifting the first layer of ink off my paper as it was sticking to the lino with the second layer. It seems hard to find waterbased tack reducer now, but I have discovered that with Schmincke’s ink one can just use a drop of water.
The other problem I am having is that not much ink transfers to the paper, so I think I overburnish, accentuating the tackiness problem as everything heats up with the rubbing. Maybe a tiny bit of water can help there, too - it has already been very warm where I live.
So I’m back to experimenting! Including adding tiny amounts of neat watercolour paint to Schmincke’s lino base to get very transparent layers. Their base is supposed to be used to add pigments but as it’s all gum arabic based I thought I’d try and se

[@zoeal-ansari5829]

Thank you so much for this video it really has shed some light on to where I have been going wrong.

[@danaesquires7571]

Laura, thanks for this, I'm doing art diploma at the moment and your information is adding so much to what I'm learning at school.

[@nyctilia]

Thank you, I have several hours of very frustrating printing behind me and that helped a lot. One thing I still can’t get my head around is that my water-based ink seems to not properly go into the linocut. It’s not because I don’t have enough or too much ink, it just doesn’t want to stick and I need to be really quick for it to not move in together.

[@marymahaffa6513]

Thank you very much for doing these videos. Your work is much appreciated. I also wanted to mention that the volume seems to be lower on the more recent videos. The last few videos have been quite hard to hear compared to the earlier lessons.

[@LauraBoswellPrintmaker]

Sorry about that - we had a technical glitch

[@joyflg1rl]

This was very helpful. Thank you so much!

[@FreakyBo0o]

Thank you very much for your help.

[@greenbrightly]

Thanks so much for this, I was laughing at the start - what you showed was exactly what I’ve been doing wrongly.

[@Barbara50nl]

I love your registration plate. How did you make it? Your video with mistakes is very helpful. Thank you.

[@colleenvarlowmusic1463]

That first mistake is what I did. My roller became tacky with ink

[@nicolecornec9625]

merci !! c'est ce que je faisais :)

[@kathleenmillette574]

Did you make your own jig or register block? If so, can you show us how you make one? Thank you;

[@colleenvarlowmusic1463]

I saw an art teacher do the rooky mistake of loading all the ink on his roller. I thought I am in good company then. It was for a lino print

[@simonedoherty6195]

Thanks for elaborating on your minimalist inking procedure. Makes a lot of sense and the process is becoming much clearer in my mind now. Also I have found that sometimes when I'm using a spoon to crisp edges or detail that I get some scribbling marks similar to how your described happens when you don't hold the baren properly flat and end up catching the edges of the baren. Do you think this might be because I am using too much pressure on the spoon? Hopefully will catch up with the live stream this week but it will be 5am here in Oz if I do. I've set the alarm!

[@LauraBoswellPrintmaker]

Could well be the edge of the spoon - maybe try a serving spoon?

[@meltdowngrfx969]

Thanks for the great video. Where did you get that barren? Thanks.

[@LauraBoswellPrintmaker]

That one from Japan, but you can get similar from Handprinted in the uk - check out the resources section of my website for a supplier list www.lauraboswell.co.uk

[@lorenzomarmiroli6607]

Hi! Thanks for sharing, I needed this! Are You using a plexiglass top for the ink?

[@pruntyportraits]

Great advice thanks! What kind of paper weight are you using? I've had a frustrating experience with water based ink and I am switching to washable oil-based ink so I can print made editions of one lino block

[@LauraBoswellPrintmaker]

Oo this is a while ago, but probably 90gsm - oil based is easier in my opinion!

[@romelmadray6706]

I have a question. Can link printing be done on medium duck canvas and be archival? Should the canvas be primed with acrylic gesso? I have seen people use Lino block print for making handbags etc but not really seen in art. Also can India ink be used on a gessoes canvas or must the canvas be ungessoed. Your response and time is appreciated.

[@LauraBoswellPrintmaker]

Hi Romel - I wish I could tell you that, but I never print onto canvas myself. I would perhaps check with Cranfield Colours who have an excellent service to reply to questions like this about their inks. I couldn’t say about Indian ink either - sorry!

[@annrosenthal8194]

Hi Laura! Love your videos--thank you so much! I have a question about the Lukas inks, which I just bought and am trying them out. It is very hot here now and the inks are quite runny. So when I roll them out, I'm getting rather thin and transparent color, which is not necessarily bad! But looking at your video, your red ink is quite a bit thicker when you are rolling it up than what I am getting. Any advice? Is there something I can use to make the ink a bit thicker, or?

[@LauraBoswellPrintmaker]

Sorry I don’t know - maybe check the manufacturer’s site for advice?

[@JonasVandenBroecke]

I don't know what it is, but my paint feels so rough it's not clean when I print. I was thinking it was the paint being bad. I'm going to try again. I really want to get a hang of this. I want to be able to make beautiful art pieces. When i release the paper there is like some kind of grind in my paint like a grainy texture. Can someone tell me why that is? your print is so perfect.

[@LauraBoswellPrintmaker]

Hi Jonas - if your ink is lumpy or grainy, try working it with the roller for a good long time before you use it on the lino. It may be that the ink has separated a little. I have had this happen with Graphic Chemical inks and they are fine if you work them. It may take 5-10 mins to get the ink back to a good state and it is harder to work with on colder days. Good luck!

[@JonasVandenBroecke]

@@LauraBoswellPrintmaker thank you so much

[@Thegamecalledsoccer]

What the name of the ink ma