I recently decided to make my own stamp out of a linoleum block. I did my first lino print in 4th grade, and it's always been a favorite of mine. I documented the steps of my process so you can make your own.
1. Items needed:
-Linoleum block (found at Hobby Lobby or any other art supply store)
-Lino cutter (found at Hobby Lobby or any other art supply store)
-Mirror-imaged stamp design (very important!)
-Sharpie
-Pencil
-Wide pencil (optional)
-Wood block for mounting (optional)
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2. Shade over your design on the back of the paper. I used the wide pencil to make it faster.
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3. Now flip your paper over (right side up) and trace over your design onto your block.
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4. Use your Sharpie to fill in the design before the pencil smudges too much. Everything that is shaded black is where you don't want to cut.
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5. Now get out your cutter and cut away! Be careful with the cutter, because the blades are sharp.
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6. Now test your stamp! If you see anything that you don't want stamped, get your cutter and take those spots off.
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7. Your stamp is done! You can glue the lino block to a piece of wood to make stamping easier and keep your block in good shape. Otherwise, it may crack in half after it has been used for a while. Thanks for reading, and good luck with your stamp-making!
5 comments:
Great post, Auds!
That is really clever!
now i feel like i can really take a "stamp up" in the world.
ohh hoooo hooo hooo i slay me!
Great tut!!! I'm super excited to try this out one day. I love it!
how do i get a mirror image of what I want to stamp?
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