Plasticine Block Printing
In this post you will discover how to make beautiful detailed printing blocks from plasticine. It is quick and simple and has lots of potential for experimentation with textures and pattern making.
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Tag: found materials
Yoga Mat Printing Part 1
This post introduces you to the basic idea of printing from a yoga mat and you will discover the surprising effects you can get with no printing press and simple materials.
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The Story of a Print; Midwinter Solstice
Here is the story of creating the ‘Midwinter Solstice’ print, I thought it was a good example as I started with no plan, just a spark of an experiment, and through allowing the creative process to unfold a new print was born!
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Print a Vinyl Record
Vinyl records are great ready made printing plates; thin and flat they’ll go through a printing press under pressure.
The variety of smooth and ridged areas on the surface hold ink in different ways, and you often get lettering in the mix as well.
Crisp Packet Printing Plates
Once you have eaten enough crisps and drunk plenty of coffee you should have what you need to experiment with metallised foil printing plates.
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“Aluminium Tape” prints from readers, inspired by posts on the Curious printmaker blog
Many people who already had aluminium tape in their tool box hadn’t really explored its potential, and people who came to it for the first time were very excited by the possibilities. I hope the examples here will set you off on some experiments of your own…..
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