Design Transfer on Speedy Carve Soft Block with Susana McDonnell of Linocave Prints

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Design Transfer on Speedy Carve Soft Block with Susana McDonnell of Linocave Prints

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As another part of Speedball's Create in Place campaign (March 2020), Susana McDonnell of Linocave Prints takes viewers into her studio to highlight the transfer method she uses most in this IGTV video. Using Speedball's Speedy-Carve and a household iron, Susana shows how quickly and easily she can take her complicated and precise geometric designs from concept to block in a matter of minutes.

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@suzannelafontaine7695 2 жыл бұрын

This method only works with toner printer. For inkjet printer, you have to print your drawing on parchemin paper, and then the inket will transfer on to Speedy Carve. But you transfer it with NO heat. Just pressure. And be careful as the ink only sits on top of the parchemin paper, very easy to smear.

@speedball_art 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! This is going to help out a lot of fellow block printer out there. We have also heard that using label sheets (with labels removed) results in very good quality transfers.

@TimyMac_MakerApprentice 4 жыл бұрын

Just found your vid. A long, long, long...long time ago Speedball use to make this rubber material that was mounted on wood. We use to cut our own landscape trees for plans and drawings out of it. Wonderful stuff. Found this at the big box art store and am going to try the transfer technique. I too, saw the directions. Will let you know how it turns out. Tx, TimyMac.

@starvingartistscollective 4 жыл бұрын

Have just bought a new block, must try this method. TFS!!

@mqcarpenter Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@molipola823 4 жыл бұрын

I knew it would be you! My first time trying this with a print out.

@speedball_art 4 жыл бұрын

Susana is the best! Wishing you luck and happy printing!

@jenniferring2700 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@corserma 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you!

@speedball_art 3 жыл бұрын

glad it helped! Susana is full of fabulous tips and tricks! happy printing and thanks for watching!

@stinar37 3 жыл бұрын

Sooo helpful, thank you!

@speedball_art 3 жыл бұрын

absolutely! thank you for watching!

@AshleaHarnden 3 жыл бұрын

Amen sista!

@bontempscollective6271 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Does this work on linoleum? Tried this with an inkjet printer last night and it didn't work. Wondering if I use laser on linoleum if it would work. Thank you!

@speedball_art 3 жыл бұрын

we typically find that transferring onto lino is best with graphite paper or by drawing directly on the piece. additionally, it's important to have a purely saturated image for this sort of transfer, so it might be required to up the intensity of the black on the print out. Depending on your iron, you may also need to increase the temperature slightly to ensure it helps facilitate the transfer. Hope that helps!

@LauraJSelby 3 жыл бұрын

What setting did you use on your iron (would be a decent guide for starting out)??

@speedball_art 3 жыл бұрын

we would recommend a low to mid temperature setting to ensure your iron is warm, not hot, to avoid melting the Speedy-Carve. Settings can very greatly by iron, so we'd recommend starting on a low-end setting and increasing the heat in small increments if the design does not transfer.

@stinar37 3 жыл бұрын

Can this be done with Speedball’s soft kut carving block?

@speedball_art 3 жыл бұрын

this can be tried with our Speedy-Cut and Speedy-Cut Easy as well.

@hilaryscott4410 3 жыл бұрын

I’m trying this over and over on the speedy carve pink blocks. I’m using a normal home desktop printer (brother). I’m getting very very faint lines. Not even possible to see. Do I need to be using a laser jet/toner printer? Also I can’t get the pencil/graphite paper to work either. Do I need a special pencil?

@speedball_art 3 жыл бұрын

With the pencil method, a standard No. 2 pencil should help create the design directly on the block. The transfer method shown here is great for use with either laser or inkjet printers, but we would recommend the settings for the black be fully saturated to ensure there is enough ink to transfer well. There are times where you may need to go back in with a pencil to fill in items that didn't fully transfer.