During January, we started printmaking. We first started off using the EZ carve, as a way to learn and get experience with printmaking. Then we worked our way up to using linoleum, which was what we made the finished stamp out of. Linoleum is a material that is easy to carve when heated by an iron. Linoleum is a material consisting of a canvas backing thickly coated with a preparation of linseed oil and powdered cork. After we applied heat to the linoleum we used carving tools to carve out the image of the final stamp. There were many different sizes of gauges that could be used depending on what size line that you want. After the carving was finished in order to transfer it to paper you had to put some ink onto a paper plate and then used a brayer to spread around the ink. The brayer is also used to put the ink onto the stamp. After the stamp is covered in ink you place it on the table ink side up and then out the paper on top of that ad using a device such as a spoon press the paper into the stamp. Once you pulled the paper away the stamp would be on the paper! I created original art when I created my stamp. I also developed skill all the way throughout the process.
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