Intro to relief press printing

Relief Press Printing is the process of taking a medium, removing specific pieces of it so as to make it thinner in areas, and inking the raised portions of the medium to press onto a desired surface.

Overview

The purpose of this workshop is to demonstrate an easy way to create your own linoleum stamps, and more specifically how to apply this to T-Shirts. Through this you can take a linoleum block, carve out any design you wish, and print it onto any shirt that you would like.

Tools

• Linoleum Block
• Linoleum Carving Knives
• Ink
• Brayer
• Press

Here is a source for the linoleum: http://www.misterart.com/g98/Demco-Unmounted-Linoleum.htm It's cheaper unmounted, then we can use double sided tape to mount it to the piece of Plexiglas we originally had marked out for doing the letter pressing. here's an example of mounted linoleum: http://www.misterart.com/g1237/Jack-Richeson-Linoleum-Block.htm

there is also the faux linoleum.. it's not a bad price and supposed to be easier.. http://www.misterart.com/g8101/Scratch-Art-Scratch-Foam-Board.htm or we could get speedball rubber, which is more flimsy but supposedly easier to carve: http://www.misterart.com/g1524/Speedball-Speedy-Cut-Printing-Blocks.htm also more expensive...

tools: http://www.misterart.com/g8/Speedball-Linoleum-Cutter.htm tips http://www.misterart.com/g2851/Speedball-Linoleum-Cutter-Handle.htm handle http://www.enasco.com/product/4200191 set http://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-linoleum-cutters/ everything: more expensive per piece, but cheaper then misterart if bought in bulk (and I believe there is a coupon on retailmenot)

ink for t-shirts http://www.misterart.com/g821/Speedball-Block-Printing-Oil-Ink.htm

t-shirts we can get a hobby lobby or online.. usualy about 1.50-7 per shirt... http://www.cheapestees.com/gillig100tsh.html?gclid=CNWs5Yn-5aECFZVY2god2wktKw