Wood grain contains evocative organic patterns suggesting the flow of water, clouds or geological landforms.
It is fun to incorporate it into Continue reading
Print from wood grain
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Make a simple registration sheet
Do your prints often come out crooked on the (expensive) printing paper? If you are just guessing its straight, and hoping for the best, then this post is for you. You can end hit or miss registration forever with this handy method, and as a bonus it will also help you to keep your press bed clean so your prints Continue reading
Roller Printing
Roller printing is a very easy activity, but one that is absorbing and encourages you to explore and appreciate your environment in new ways.
It is a good method of ‘warming up’ if you are feeling a bit lacking in inspiration – 20 minutes of roller printing will certainly lift your spirits, and you will probably Continue reading
Embossed Aluminium Printing Plates
Aluminium tape is such a wonderfully versatile material for printing plates. The previous post described making plates with raised textures by encapsulating things underneath the tape. This one explains how to make embossed plates by pressing textures into the tape.
Embossed plate made with wire mesh
The soft aluminium surface will take beautiful Continue reading