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  • Meet The Maker: Corinne Mangan

    Meet The Maker: Corinne Mangan

    Hello, I’m Corinne Mangan and I live and work in the beautiful Surrey Hills where I find most of my inspiration; I’m currently an Artist in Reside...

  • How Much Detail on Exposed Screens?

    How Much Detail on Exposed Screens?

    When designing artwork for exposed screens it can be very difficult to figure out what level of detail you can include. Different mesh counts will be able to handle different levels of detail. The mesh number relates to how many threads there are per cm of mesh: 32T has 32 threads per cm, 120T has …
  • Meet The Maker: Holly Nairn

    Meet The Maker: Holly Nairn

    Hello! My name is Holly Nairn and I am a full time Art teacher in Hertfordshire, a job I absolutely love. I work under the name PaperInkDream...

  • Jigsaw Block Printing on Fabric

    Jigsaw Block Printing on Fabric

    Block printing onto fabric is such a fun way to create your own designs. Jigsaw printing allows you to carve just one block to print a multi-coloured design. By cutting our carved block into jigsaw pieces we can ink them...

  • Meet The Maker: Louis Andrews

    Meet The Maker: Louis Andrews

    I’m Louis Andrews, multidisciplinary artist with a primary focus on tattooing and printmaking. After a brief stint studying painting...

  • Glossary of Printmaking Terminology

    Glossary of Printmaking Terminology

    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 …
  • Meet the Maker: Ian O' Halloran

    Meet the Maker: Ian O' Halloran

    My name is Ian O’Halloran. I am a professional Artist and Printmaker living and working in the Sussex Weald near Herstmonceux (UK). I am and always have been inspired by the British landscape. I came to art later in life...

  • Meet the Maker: Rosie Mclay

    Meet the Maker: Rosie Mclay

    I'm Rosie, a 32 year old female artist who is mostly from Bristol but can't decide whether to live in Bristol or the Welsh borders so...

  • Meet The Maker: Aurore Swithenbank

    Meet The Maker: Aurore Swithenbank

    Hiya I’m Aurore Swithenbank, a printmaker living in South East London with my partner and cute cat. I moved to London when I was 10 from France and haven’t looked back...

  • Meet The Maker: Frankie Brown

    Meet The Maker: Frankie Brown

    I’m an illustrator and printmaker based in Portsmouth, Hampshire. I’m inspired by nostalgic storybooks and I love to create whimsical

  • Neocolor Pastels for Mono Screen Printing

    Neocolor Pastels for Mono Screen Printing

    Monoprinting using an open screen is a wonderfully creative way of using your screen printing equipment for speedy, painterly prints. Neocolor Pastels are a great material to use when mono screen printing - you can draw directly onto the mesh and...

  • Meet The Maker: Tina Hagger

    Meet The Maker: Tina Hagger

    I'm Tina Hagger, otherwise known as haggytea, a Printmaker based in Faversham, Kent, England. I have been making linocut prints for about ten years now, and have begun making Tetra Pak prints...

  • Meet The Maker: Fei Fei

    Meet The Maker: Fei Fei

    I’m Fei, a printmaker and designer working in Beijing. I make cards, prints, and run workshops in the city. I have a day job as a brand designer, and I use my spare time to grow my printmaking...

  • Meet The Maker: Bethan Designs

    Meet The Maker: Bethan Designs

    Hi! I’m Beth (Bethan) a printmaker who found a love for linocut relief printing. I’m based in a little village in the middle of...

  • Meet the Maker: Angela Chalmers

    Meet the Maker: Angela Chalmers

    Hi, my name is Angela Chalmers. I am a visual artist living in North Yorkshire. I work with cameraless photography techniques and the cyanotype process...

  • Offset Registration for Multi Block Linocuts

    Offset Registration for Multi Block Linocuts

    Accurate registration can be difficult when printing multi-block linocuts. Offset printing will show you exactly where your design will sit on each block, allowing you to cut a set of blocks that will print in perfect alignment.  Begin by preparing...

  • Meet The Maker: Ian Phillips

    Meet The Maker: Ian Phillips

    Hi, I’m Ian Phillips, a printmaker based in Mid Wales. I’m originally from Leicestershire and studied illustration at Leicester Polytechnic. After graduation I attempted the life of a free lance Illustrator in London, but quite quickly...

  • Block Printing Registration Using Measure Pattern Tape and Madder, Cutch and Co Inks

    Block Printing Registration Using Measure Pattern Tape and Madder, Cutch and Co Inks

    Measure Pattern Tape is a really useful bit of kit for your printmaking projects. This adhesive ruler tape can be stuck onto your printing surface or board to help lay out your designs accurately. It's self-adhesive and we've even found...

  • Meet the Maker: Dave Buonaguidi

    Meet the Maker: Dave Buonaguidi

    Dave Buonaguidi, AKA Real Hackney Dave is Hackney-based artist who combines the visual and verbal language of advertising and propaganda with unique imagery and materials of found obje...
  • CMYK Screen Printing!

    CMYK Screen Printing!

    To start, you will need to digitally create your artwork by completing the colour separation process (see our previ...