Best products from r/printmaking
We found 24 comments on r/printmaking discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 35 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. Mikisyo Power Grip Carving Tools, Five Piece Set (Basic)
- Country of manufacture : Japan
- Set of 5
- Material: Special full surface double layer steel
- Mikisyo Hamono Honpo Co., Ltd is a Japanese cutlery manufacturer.
- Japan Import
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2. Speedball Super Value Block Printing Starter Kit – Includes Ink, Brayer, Lino Handle and Cutters, Speedy-Carve
LINO HANDLE DOUBLES AS STORAGE - Lino blades are stored inside the lino handle for safety and convenience.CREATE FUN PRINTS – Use the block printing starter kit to create your own prints, greeting cards and many other paper crafts.
4. Flexcut 5 3mm Mixed Profile Micro Tool Set (MT930)
- Set of 5 3mm micro tools
- Ideal for miniature and fine detail work
- Cleaning up ridges created by gouge cuts and tight corners
- Razor-sharp high carbon steel blade is ready to use right out of the package
- Made In USA
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6. Magical Secrets About Thinking Creatively: The Art of Etching and the Truth of Life
Used Book in Good Condition
7. Magical Secrets About Chine Colle: Pasting, Printing, Mounting, and Leafing Step-By-Step
8. Magical Secrets About Aquatint: Spit Bite, Sugar Lift & Other Etched Tones Step-by-Step
9. Magical Secrets About Line Etching & Engraving: The Step-by-Step Art of Incised Lines
10. BlueHeronArts Thin Mulberry Paper #1 for Chinese Painting or Sumi-e (13" X 17") 30 Sheets
Made in China of mulberry tree inner bark. PH neutral and archivalfor Chinese Brush Painting or calligraphy, Sumi-e Japanese Paintingmay also be used for college, mounting, rubbing, kite, lantern, window Covering etc.weight at 27GSM. (It is too thin for Western watercolor and inkjet printing.)30 cut...
11. Pfeil Intro Set, 4 pc
Basic Woodcarving setContains 3 Pfeil intermediate carving tools12mm #1 Double Bevel Gouge10 mm #7 Gouge8mm #12 V-Parting Tool
12. Basic Etching Press All-Steel Construction Suitable for Block Printing, Etching and Monotype Printing Size 9.75" L × 12.375" W × 6.75" H
- FEATURES: All-steel construction, smooth 360° action, L-shaped handle, sold with 10.5 x 16.5" felt blanket, weighs just 20 lbs., and the blanket is 80% wool and 20% polyester
- PERFECT FOR: Etching, collagraphy and emboss printing, unmounted linoleum blocks, relief block printing (both wood and lino), paper lithography printing, home, studio, or school and teachers and students
- MEASUREMENTS: The overall unit size is 9.75" L × 12.375" W × 6.75" H; The metal bed plate is 10.5 x 16.5" with a 10" wide roller; 3.5 cm upper and lower roller and roller widths: 1.5" - Max separation of rollers is 1," and there is no minimum
- EASY INSTALLATION: The Creative Mark Basic Etching Press is designed for easy installation for your studio making a less crowding machine and allows you to get to your printmaking as soon as possible; This all-steel construction is designed to last a lifetime
- FELT BLANKET: Each Etching Press comes with a 10.5" x 16.5" felt blanket to get you started which is made of 80% wool and 20% polyester
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13. Speedball Block Printing Baren - Comfortable Wooden Handle, Made in the USA - 4 Inches
BLOCK PRINTING TOOL – The Speedball Baren is designed to help you create gorgeous prints. This block printing tool measures 4 inches in diameter.SMOOTH SLIDE DESIGN – The face of the baren is covered in nitex nylon which creates an ultra smooth glide across your paper.CREATES BETTER IMAGE – ...
14. Printmaking: Methods Old and New
- included components: 1 Radio, 1 Rechargeable Battery Pack, 1 Micro-USB Wall Charging Cable, 1 Whistel Belt Clip, 1 Wall/Desk Stand, 1 User Guide, Accessory sheet, Emergency Preparedness Checklist (all in English and French)
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15. GRAPHITE TRANSFER PAPER
- HABA's classic Lilli has a sweet embroidered face with bright blue eyes, freckles and pink chenille hair tied back with a matching scrunchy.
- Lilli is sporting a colorful layered pink dress with pink & orange socks and matching hair band in her pink chenille hair. Her comfy removable pink shoes with hook and loop fastener top off the outfit.
- Lilli stands 12" tall. Her colorful ensemble is removable for lots of roleplay fun. Her Chenille hair can also be gently finger combed and styled over and over again.
- Her soft body is sturdy enough to withstand rough play from children 18 months and up, yet still soft for cuddling and carrying. She has beanbag bottom so she can sit on her own.
- A great toddler gift, Lilli can be enjoyed with other HABA 12-13" outfits and accessories (sold separately). She is machine washable on cold (do not spin dry). Comes in closed gift box.
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16. Plastic Putty Knife/Paint Scraper 2''
- Allway Tool #DS20 MP 2" Plastic Putty Knife
- ALLWAY TOOL INC.
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17. Diamond Sharpener Set
- Package Dimensions: 21.082 H x 0.508 L x 12.192 W (centimetres)
- Built for performance and durability
- Package Weight: 0.068 kilograms
- Country of Origin : United States
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18. Speedball Water-Soluble Block Printing Ink Starter Set – 6 Bold Colors With Satiny Finish - 1.25 FL OZ Tubes - 3470
PERFECT FOR CLASSROOM – Safe, water-soluble inks clean up easily with soap and water. All colors carry the AP SealUSE ON ANY RELIEF SUBSTRATE – Great for printing with linoleum, wood or soft block surfacesPRINT IN BOLD COLOR – Inks dry to a rich, satiny finishGREAT WORKING PROPERTIES – Posse...
You should be able to print this, even with your limitations. Oil based inks are safe to clean up by
I know people that print relief by hand on fabric, you will need to put the block face down on top of the shirt and press from the back. Look up srmprints on Instagram, she posts lots of process shots.
I would pull a nice one or two, the repost the Etsy listing with new photos and describing the product as handmade with natural variations to cover your bum, then as long as it looks cool you are fine.
If you want to screenprint, get a copy of Screenprintig Today, he talks about how to set up “shop” on the cheap and DIY. screenprinting today by Andy MacDougall
I second u/mashley503...Flexcut is a great option that's not super expensive. I bought this set initially but I find I mostly use the u and v gouges, so now I just buy individual tools I want. The microtools are great for fine detail.
This is the first set of upgraded carving tools I bought. You can buy the set or individual tools separately. I like the quality of the edge--they sharpen up easily enough, too, and I still have them years later. I just don't love the handles. You definitely will need to cut them down so they fit your hand, but even then, they weren't really for me. The more expensive tools from McClains are awesome, but they range from $30-$100 per individual tool, so not a great intro option.
Edited to add, because I can't believe I forgot...Flexcut's sharpening tool is a MUST have. .
In my opinion (and I hold an MA in printmaking, with years of focusing on etching exclusively), Crown Point Press is the authority for all things etching-related; and they've published several incredible volumes detailing the techniques they use in their studio, the "Magical Secrets" series. Here's the one on line etching & engraving. The others are on general etching, aquatint, and chine colle. I personally own the aquatint and chin colle ones, and really can't recommend them highly enough.
Printmaking: History and Process is another title that comes to mind, and a book I think every shop should have a copy of. It's from the 70s and so won't cover any of the digital hybrid techniques that have become so popular over the last few decades... but for a detailed overview of those parts our craft which haven't changed much in centuries, I know no better reference. It's been out of print for some time now, so you'll probably only be able to find used copies—but good news is, it looks like the prices on those have come down some. I paid $40 for a used copy a few years back and thought that was a steal at the time.
Good luck!
I like to use mulberry paper. Depending on the thickness, it works great for many techniques. I use thicker stock for woodblock relief and am using thinner stuff now for chine-colle. It makes great final prints.
This is what I'm using now for intaglio. To dampen, we use a garden sprayer (the type with the pump to build up the pressure like a Super Soaker). It can't handle long soaks but takes on the water very easily with just the spritz.
I bought this carving set: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071JFSTTS/
Which just now at the time of me posting this I am realizing is actually for woodcarving.
The U-shaped gouge was very sharp and sliced through the linoleum very easily, but the V-gauge (which I used for most of it) was a huge chore, and very difficult to work with. I tried sharpening it several times to no avail.
I guess I'm just trying to figure out if I was using it wrong, or maybe it's just because these are actually for woodcutting, or maybe there are some other tools you'd recommend that are great for linoleum. I'm using grey battleship lino.
Anyways, thanks for any help.
Here is a link to one on amazon. https://www.amazon.com/All-Steel-Construction-Suitable-Printing-Monotype/dp/B004WQGIJ0/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ETCHING+PRESS&qid=1568501280&s=gateway&sr=8-1
IT IS NOT THE SAME ONE I HAVE, so I cannot speak to the quality of this one but it looks very similar.
This model in this video looks very similar to the one I have and the one in the amazon link. My guess is that they are all made by the same company and then different suppliers are buying them and rebranding them:
https://youtu.be/zAXdoS2TTxA
I hope this helps. Good luck on your journey!
Those are Speedball cutters. The bottom looks like a number one small cutter. The top one I think is a 5. If you’re a newbie you may want to get something like speedy carve. This is what I started with Speedball Super Value Block Printing Starter Kit – Includes Ink, Brayer, Lino Handle and Cutters, Speedy-Carve https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SKT0US/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_2OLYBbAZS38SS
https://www.amazon.com/Speedball-Baren-for-Block-Printing/dp/B003IG27OK
That's the one I have. It's padded foam, but I don't feel like it's too soft. I feel like the covering slides across the paper really well too which makes it easier.
Printmaking: Methods Old and New https://www.amazon.com/dp/0025960601/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_DXWWzbS50GDJE
Out of print , but look for best used price
That's about as basic as printmaking gets. And yes, there are techniques that are way more difficult. Etching is a whole different beast from relief printing. Aquatint etchings drove me insane at school, but the results when done right are breathtakingly beautiful. And I don't even know entirely how lithographs are made.
I know this is a lot to absorb from a reddit comment, so if there are any classes offered near you, I highly recommend taking some!
They can be like $1 from the local hardware store. Lot's of cheap ones out there. You can find diamond ones, diamond files. All kinds of cheap abrasive tools.
https://www.amazon.com/EZE-LAP-PAK-Color-Coded-Diamond/dp/B000UVS62S
You need to get some block-printing ink. For easy cleanup (don't need any chemicals, just water) maybe grab some [Speedball]
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/Speedball-Block-Ink-Starter-Set/dp/B000J09PFM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505579138&sr=8-1&keywords=speedball+block+printing+ink) to get you started. :)
Here's also a short video about inking techniques for water-based ink.
They are from a pfeil palm set, this one here
I had been using the basic speedball carving set, so this was a pretty huge upgrade. I’m really enjoying them so far!
I often use a mix based on needs. I got a bamboo covered one that is really smooth & works great on thin paper. (Bamboo Bark Printmaking Baren https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018A66SQ?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf) Then I go over details with a spoon. Sometimes a heavy bottomed glass works well too.
Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001T8IEO6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bought those after a trial run with a set of 12 for $12. I found that I really only use 1-2 of the gouges anyway. The steel in this set ($33 for 5) is much higher quality than the steel in the $15 range. Eventually I'll save up and get a much better set, but if I keep these sharp they'll last me awhile I think.
I really like powergrip. You can buy a set of them on amazon. Here's the five piece set.
If your lino tools are getting worn out and/or you just want to upgrade, these are excellent and well-priced carving tools. I use them for woodblock carving.
There are other kits on amazon by speedball that are like $10 and $20 that will be enough to let you know if you're even interested in things like linocut... They're not precisely linocut, as it's not technically linoleum, but the process is the same. (Though the $10 one doesn't come with any kind of ink.) Otherwise, you can get cheap carving tools and blocks and ink separately, but the kits make it convenient to just get started.
Here's the one I use.