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Self absorbed art thread!/Thread containing my artwork.

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HPPH:
Eh, I've found with brayers that I can't apply the same pressure as with a wooden spoon.

Oh, this is a good one if you're on a budget: particle board aka hard board aka masonite. Much much cheaper than wood and it cuts easier. Of course you only have one side you can essentially work on. It takes ink well.

Ally:
One summer I got to use a printing press. Rolled like a dream. I have a piece of lino right now but no way to cut it, achh. Are the cutty things expensive? I probably won't do lino again in ages so I don't want to buy something but I don't really feel like waiting until September to cut it.

Lines:
Depends on the quality. Lino tools usually aren't expensive. The set I bought for woodcuts, however, were over $20 for a set of 5. Also bigger woodworking tools will be more like $20+ per tool.

I use wooden knobs for relief cuts. If you get two wooden knobs like you'd use for cabinet doors and glue the ends together, you get nice pressure out of it and it doesn't hurt my hand like using a spoon does. I love presses, but I really prefer hand printing relief cuts, because you can control it more and get richer tones/color.

Also, MDF is a bit thicker than masonite and is a bit easier to carve due to less slippage. I use this if I'm using more than 2 blocks. Otherwise, I'm a big fan of poplar or pine. (I personally like the grain to show.)

/printing nerdiness

thehoopiestfrood:
Isn't the dust from MDF carcinogenic? Do you have to be really careful? I suppose carving it might not produce dust. Ach, I dunno what I'm talking about really.

Lines:
Not that I know of. It's compressed sawdust as far as I know and used for building things and whatnot, so though I'm not really sure, I doubt it. (Though if it is, I've inhaled worse things...)

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