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Hello! My name is Lisa Takahashi, and I am a British-Japanese printmaker who lives and works in Somerset. I specialise in relief printmaking, namely linocuts, woodcuts and, more recently, card prints (essentially collagraph relief prints made purely from cut and torn...
Decoding Pfeil Cutting Tools can be confusing. When you haven't got the tools in front of you, it's difficult to know what tools may be the right sha...
I’m Jay, a full-time printmaker originally from Canada but currently living in Cornwall. I use wood engraving to create intricate and narrative landscapes that explore themes of home and solitude, and our connection with the natural world and each other....
Thermal Screens or Thermofaxes are a great alternative to exposed silkscreens. They are made using a Perspex frame stretched with RISO digital screen mesh. The design is transferred to the me...
Hello, I’m Tushka (otherwise known as Chrissy Mouncey) and I’m a screen printer with a love of the great outdoors and getting in water. I work in my little home studio in North Devon, but also at Double Elephant Print...
Scroll through the list below to find definitions and explanations of common printmaking terms: Acid-free – refers to papers that are made with an alkaline pulp, usually with calcium carbonate added. Acids contribute to the deterioration of paper and therefore of prints. Aisuki – a rounded, bevelled chisel tool used in Japanese Woodblock Printing, often …
I'm Megan Hall, a reduction linocut printmaker based in Plymouth, Devon. My work is inspired by water and the time I spend outdoors, particularly swimming, paddleboarding and exploring the Devon coastline. I create original linoc...
Say hello to the Essdee Block Printing Inks, a new arrival for the Handprinted shop! These water-based inks come in 35 colours, including 9 metallics and 6 fluorescent shades. They're highly pigmented and designed for use with...
Cover photo taken by Matthew Johnson. Hello! My name is Craig Keenan, and I am a printmaker specialising specifically in Cyanotypes, but my background is in silkscreen printing. I worked as a screen print technician at a big East London studio...
How and where did you learn to print? I studied Fine Art at the Slade for my BA but never even knew the print room existed, which is such a shame. I ended up in the media department making films instead, however, there was something about printmaking that always intrigued me so in my late … Continue reading "Meet the Maker: Sam Marshall"
Hi, I’m Victoria Ford. I’m a linocut artist from Norfolk, printing the local wildlife that surrounds me and I work predominantly in black ink. This is my part-time job, during the day I’m a...
The reduction lino cut is a method of block printing in which each colour layer is taken from the same block. More lino is removed from the block for each layer and each colour is printed on top of the last. This means that an entire edition must be printed in one go – once...
Hi – I’m Kate Alger, I’m an artist-printmaker and freelance tutor based in Surrey. I love the range and depth of styles, techniques and processes within printmaking. For me, the blend of drawing and physically making that printmaking offers is a little slice of magic. My work is varied in technique and subject...
Wood engraving is a relief technique using fine tools to carve intricate designs into the end-grain of dense hardwoods like boxwood. Gorgeously fine details can be achieved. We now have a brand new range of tools and materials available to buy in our shop, plus a lovely selection of wood engraving tools in the Handprinted studio, some of which were kindly donated to us - we’ve been itching to have a go ever since!
Describe your printmaking process. My work is abstract, bold, and graphical, focusing on simple geometric shapes, patterns, and vibrant colours. I primarily use screen printing but my practice also includes digital patterns, hard-edge painting and graphic design. I love how...
Choosing the paper for your printmaking project can have a significant impact on the way the print turns out. Changing the colour, thickness or tex. . .
Mari is an artist and printmaker who lives with her family at the foot of the South Downs in West Sussex. She has no formal art training but has always loved to draw - anything and everything! Her work is. . .
Did you know that Cyanotype prints don't always have to be blue? They can be toned and even bleached to alter their colour. The key is to use anything with a high tannin content. Tannins are commonly found in the bark of trees, leaves, buds, stems, fruits, seeds, roots, an. . .
I'm Rose, a printmaker, from and still living in the City of York. I work part-time in retail and do my printmaking the rest of the time. I come from a creative family, so I always have different projects on the go. I love reading, sewing and embroidery...
Batik can be a really fiddly process that may seem a little scary to try at first – but it doesn’t have to be! In this project we have layered wax and dyes to create a wonderfully abstract fabric design that can be used for embroidery, quilting, lampshades, clothing or just a piece of artwork …
