Thank you for the video. I do have one area im still confused on. You said that the ink you use is oil based but water soluble. i always thought that water soluble inks are water based. Im interested in ink for fabric. what would be the best kind?
@ehollingsheadart5 күн бұрын
There are new inks that Speedball offers that are water soluable oil based inks! They wash off with soap and water - they are oil based inks but soap is enough to break down the type of oil in them so no need for harsh solvent chemicals! They perform nearly identically to regular oil based inks :)
@ehollingsheadart5 күн бұрын
Oh! Also - speedball makes block printing ink for fabric. It's great!
@catwar125 күн бұрын
@@ehollingsheadart Thank you so much for your reply. I already have some speedball water soluble ink, but im not sure if it will be good for fabric. is all water soluble ink ok for fabric?
@rozux9 күн бұрын
So great video! 🤩 And beautiful work... 🤗 You are doing it without this "special roller"!!! 😍
@ehollingsheadart7 күн бұрын
Thank you!!!
@vincemincevince10 күн бұрын
thought they all looked great the spotty ones and too much ink thanks for this video
@ehollingsheadart7 күн бұрын
Thanks so much! So glad you found it helpful
@Rocket3d12 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for doing this excellent video, it covers everything a beginner like me needs to know about hand printing. It has helped me to see where I'm going wrong and how to improve. ❤⭐
@ehollingsheadart7 күн бұрын
I am so glad you find it helpful!!
@rabiabasari365419 күн бұрын
Very beautifull vidoes learning lino sheet
@ehollingsheadart14 күн бұрын
Thank you! So glad you find it helpful
@mellinsomnia122 күн бұрын
Some artists add a layer of acrylic color at the beginning so they can see better where they need to carve. I also do this.
@ehollingsheadart20 күн бұрын
Yeah!!! Such a good method!!
@kimmm6890422 күн бұрын
Wow, amazing and must take a great amount of patience! So talented! 🌸🍃
@ehollingsheadart20 күн бұрын
Taking your time is crucial for sure!! Haha I would consider myself a pretty patient person!
@rory575726 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. It will help me to start doing linocut
@ehollingsheadart22 күн бұрын
I am so glad you find it helpful!
@Myrnateatro28 күн бұрын
I'm learning lino print and I am having a hard time understanding how to carve 😢
@ehollingsheadart22 күн бұрын
It's definitely a "the more you do it, the better it will get" sort of thing, without a doubt!! Keep going :) I am working on a video for beginners as well
@alice-in-wonderland.122329 күн бұрын
Beautiful! I'm an absolute beginner, really enjoyed your video. I love the Seahorse. Thank you :-)
@irenaa9986Ай бұрын
Thank you for the precious tips ❤ i’m a beginner so they’re quite useful !
@ehollingsheadartАй бұрын
So so glad you find it helpful!!!
@crescent_tsuki1580Ай бұрын
Ma'am. Most of your prints are usually related to ocean. But every piece is so beautiful and unique.
@ehollingsheadartАй бұрын
Haha you caught me! I am a bit ocean obsessed!!
@maganatalia8432Ай бұрын
Hi, love your videos and find your artwork very beautiful. However I didn't catch what you said at the end about ?editioning? your prints? Or did you say something else? Also how long do the prints need to dry?
@ehollingsheadartАй бұрын
Hi!! Thanks so much for your questions. I did mention editioning prints! It will be my next video :) If I use water based ink, the prints dry within a couple of hours. If I use oil based ink, it takes weeks (about a month) for the ink to dry!
@sukoonexperienceincАй бұрын
Thank you. Do you use the glass to control the quantity of ink u use? Can I use something else. Thank u
@ehollingsheadartАй бұрын
I like the glass because it is a smooth, flat surface that won't absorb any ink! Makes it easy to coat the brayer (roller) evenly and consistently. Easy to clean and reusable forever :) I just took the glass out of a picture frame I got from the thrift store!
@Beeble_GooseАй бұрын
ran into you and your work at a craft fair a year or two ago, so cool to find talented maritimers on YT! love your prints <3
@ehollingsheadartАй бұрын
Thats awesome! Happy you have found me here as well :)
@azalearees85Ай бұрын
I color mine before carving. That way I can see everything the whole time.
@ehollingsheadartАй бұрын
Yeah! Absolutely - works so well! I prefer to add the colour as I go :)
@deniaq1843Ай бұрын
Hello :) Super nice video. Thanks. Can you give a little inside to me, what pen you did use to make the hole block black. I am new to linocut and would appreciate any kind of help. Thanks :)
@ehollingsheadartАй бұрын
Hi! I use a black sharpie marker for that :)
@KenBarnettdesign2 ай бұрын
Your videos are wonderfully helpful and enjoyable!
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoy the videos!
@TERRYBIGGENDEN2 ай бұрын
Such an excellent set of demos. You have done a great job for us all. :-)
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Thank you so so much!
@tylermotes44632 ай бұрын
Where do you buy your large lino blocks?
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
I really like the Essdee brand lino! But i buy from Curry's Art Store, Dick Blick, or from amazon
@LeChatsMother2 ай бұрын
Another wonderful video that helps many. Thank you!
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@LeChatsMother2 ай бұрын
Thank you for such a detailed and wonderful video. This answers several questions I had.
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
So glad you are enjoying my videos!
@jewelair1232 ай бұрын
Really beautiful and such a helpful video to see your process
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Thank you! So glad you found it helpful!
@tfrtrouble2 ай бұрын
Thanks for this detailed description. So many useful tips. I don't know why I didn't think of the "take a careful peak and re-ink" thing. I will definitely try that next time; might save me from having to do like 20 prints to get one I'm happy with!
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
I am surprised with how often I use that trick!!! It's truly quite often and has saved me from having to put many prints into the recycle pile
@_virtualtourism2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! Been drawing my designs for the past few weeks and have my beginners kit and paper arriving today! Definitely going to be using these techniques you've shown here, thanks!
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Glad you find it helpful :)
@Maliika-Art19792 ай бұрын
Beautiful art🥰🎨😍
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@andreaibba49442 ай бұрын
BAI SCIAQUADI
@jekalambert94122 ай бұрын
So helpful! Thank you.
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Thank you! So glad you enjoy it and find it helpful!
@josephpadilla22882 ай бұрын
so beautiful
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Thank you!! Let me know if you use it as inspiration or you follow the tutorial!
@ksea65652 ай бұрын
I would very much like to know about editioning, please and thank you.
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Coming right up! ☺️
@ksea65652 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this very detailed video..i want to start lino printing and i wanted to purchase these blades but worried a bit since they are quite spendy. I will be getting these now 😊
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Still loving my flexcut tools even now!! They are worth it for sure!! :) happy printing :)
@fairuznurlaili30222 ай бұрын
What paper that you used?
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
I use tracing paper to transfer my sketch to my lino, carbon paper works great as well! I print on smooth cardstock :)
@NoBagsChecked2 ай бұрын
I’m going to use the sharpie idea -❤
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
It's the best!!! Hope you find it helpful :)
@BobbySpiessVienna2 ай бұрын
Super nice work! Great fun to watch 😍
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
@annacairns28932 ай бұрын
wow i was watching this to get a good idea of sizes for my own linocuts and realized right at the end of the video that i have bought from you before on etsy! i gave your selkies print to a friend as a housewarming gift (she loved it). hi from texas!!
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Omg! That's awesome - glad you found me here and I hope the video gave you some ideas!!! Thanks for the support of my work and Hi from Canada! ☺️
@Hagitbenyakarshechter2 ай бұрын
Hi, really good video on how you work. Can you please put a link or write the name of the marker u uses to cover areas so that u can see what u are carving?
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Hi there!! I am using a Sharpie brand black marker! Just the regular original Sharpie :)
@Hagitbenyakarshechter2 ай бұрын
Thanks ❤
@ameliamcmurrin97722 ай бұрын
This brought back so many good memories from a printmaking class I took in college. (That wonderful ink roller sound 😍) I’m thinking of jumping back into printing and this was the perfect re-introduction! Thank you!
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Yay!! Absolutely jump in - I hope you have fun creating!
@quintoncarroll58033 ай бұрын
What paper are you using for the art prints? Meaning the one you sell to your customers.
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Hi there!! I am using a smooth 80 lb cardstock paper. Sometimes I also use stonehenge or japanese papers!
@nidhishshivashankar48853 ай бұрын
This is the best thing for a newbie to see, seeing all the ways to do it wrong I totally understand what to aim for now.
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
So glad you found it helpful!!! Happy printing!
@CHRISMED23 ай бұрын
Im wondering if layering a piece of linoleum with ink & then transfering the image using white tracing paper would work?
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Absolutely something to try!! Let me know if it works!
@ukan.5363 ай бұрын
Wonderful.
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@rubyluxmoore3 ай бұрын
That’s so adorable and i love Paramore so much I’m very happy someone is using their music!
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Paramore is awesome! Glad you like the print :)
@user-zv8pv4xz8d3 ай бұрын
I'd love a tutorial about creating editions. Thank you for doing these tutorials!
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Coming up as my next lino-cut related video!!!!
@dianedeguerny3 ай бұрын
great work, I'm amazed at the finesse you can achieve with this material. I've got an Esdee kit and honestly: the "1mm" lead is impossible to use (digs absolutely nothing, impossible to sharpen too), the 2mm still makes much more than 2mm. It's just a nightmare! What brand do you use?
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
I am using the Speedball carving tool! Love it. Flexcut tools are also great if you want to invest in some high quality carving tools!
@taylorpalermo26383 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this! It’s helped me so much! What size brush are you using here?!
@ehollingsheadart2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy it :) I am unsure of the sizes but I am using a large and medium sized square/flat brush, a medium sized round brush and a small round detail brush!
@Everettalla3 ай бұрын
I’m using a printmaking ink made for fabric that dries way too fast for me, do you have an ink that has a longer working time?
@ehollingsheadart3 ай бұрын
You can use an oil based ink! When it dries, it doesn't wash out. It can be more difficult to print (need to use a lot of pressure) but it doesn't dry quickly. You could also try silkscreen ink but it might be too runny/liquidy for printing a linocut
@Everettalla3 ай бұрын
@@ehollingsheadart Thanks for the tips!
@soupedujour3 ай бұрын
Can you wash the Lino block clean after making lots of prints ?
@ehollingsheadart3 ай бұрын
Absolutely!! I am using a water-based ink that washes off with just water. I use cold water, since the block is made of rubber, as hot water can compromise the rubber. If you use an oil-based ink to print with, you will need to use soap, vegetable oil or a chemical solvent to clean the block!