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That is a brilliant tip! Thank you very much!

Wow! Bob really is my uncle....Great demo!

Great, thank you

You can’t find these (of that quality) for anything like £50/$65 in 2024. A decent example is closer to £200 and that’s if your lucky. I have one and it’s so versatile, every workshop should have one and paying £200 is still good value for what they can do. It’s worth adding that mine weighs 130kg/300lbs so keep that in mind if you’re thinking of buying one online.

So what about mod modge photo transfer medium?

Thank you Chris, educational and entertaining; win win

Brilliant-thanks! :-)

Excellent and inspiring. I have just come back to lino printing after many years. Your work is superb. :-)

don't cut toward yourself!!!!!

That's so smart! Thank you for sharing.

Hello Chris - First time I've run across one of your videos. I really appreciated your well-spoken explanation, and absolutely love your studio! Seems so peaceful and looks like a great place to work! Do you have any videos that might go into how to identify an original vs a reproduction? Thank you very much, from across the pond :)

Wow. . . .Zoomed In (Stretch your Fingers apart on the Screen) at the mid point of the "Reveal" and its a Beautiful and Intricate Image of two Children at Play ! . . . Did you see that from the regular Peel Away !?! Earlier Commentator was the one who stated : "Zoom In" . . . So I did. Amazing or what ! 😎

Thank you Chris! Wonderful advise on paper.

Fantastic. So really practical and helpful. :-)

This is a new comment on an old video-wondering if you have a preference between the 2.0 mm thick sheet Marmoleum, or the slightly thicker (2.5 mm) tile, or the very thick (9.8 mm) click flooring?

Great video. Thank you!

Right on. Great once over. About to proof a woodcut with mine( uglier than yours ) and looking at bed set ups. Thx

Are you heating the Marmoleum prior to carving? I'm wondering if it softens slightly under heat.

The reason why he never made another video is because he got so hypnotized he has never stopped cutting.

I found a few rolls of membrane backed roofing vinyl in a skip and it works great. It's a little soft, but I've had some great results with it.

I want to be taken over too

Hello! Love your video's 😊 What grit do you use for your sanding block, on the marmolium? Thank you, Dan wanket

Talked to a historian up in the mountains who works with 1800s city records (archiving them) and he said that yes indeed, these were used as a copy machine. Most cast iron "book presses" that look like this were probably at one time copy presses.

Absolutely fabulous: Superbly inventive technique & gloriously happy printer, overflowing with knowledge, so inspiring to any one. Thank you so much for sharing!

Out of curiosity, are you using a typical u gauges, or can you use burins and engraving tools as well??

Have you ever tried using agate burnishing tools ( the same kind used in 24k gold leaf work)?

I bought the red handled roller and linocut tools recently. My reason was I had not tried engraving since high school and wanted to give it a go. I had some immediate success and really enjoyed it, and now will not mind spending more on better stuff as I hit limitations with the cheap tools I have. So I think just for a wekend play project the cheap tools or great for most hobbies/professions but yeah much past that and the value of the good stuff becomes useful fast.

Quiet. Thorough. Beautiful. Always a pleasure.

Thank you, sir, for passing down your vast knowledge on this channel for us. Truly. I will attempt to make good use of it.

Just found one today at a local market. Bought it. Let the fun begin. Thanks for the video

Next time please show more close up shots of the printing blocks. Any good mobilephone camera is able to focus on small details. Thank you for the good presentation.

Cheers

Thank you.

My advice is to get a press

GORGEOUS! Soooo much handy knowledge shared. From the paper you use and ink to the sound of it on the brayer, the technique with the magnets and ruler, it's very generous of you to share all this with the world. Thank you! I must go back now and watch your videos in chronological order. Loving the depth and detail of your work! 😍

Haha, I'm laughing here, from the satisfaction of coming across a true seasoned craftsman after poking around youtube looking at various teachings of linocut printmaking. I've been around professional artists most of my life, went to artschool myself, spent mamy years as a ceramicist, done sculpture, a little painting, silversmithing, etc, tried lino way back in artschool, and was curious about doing some pribting at home. I recognize a serious art teacher when I see one. You're not stating the obvious, you're starting from the top, and being super specific about good practice which is incredibly important and the whole dofference between amateurism ans professionalism, and for the student can mean the difference of loads of labour ending in disappointment and being exited about advancing their technique. I never liked art teachers who tread too gently, getting all twisted up in how the student feels about their precious first experiments, it's simply not constructive. What IS constructive is being specific about practice and technique, because SO much of making art of any kind involves first mastering the technique and for that you need to learn to understand what it is you'll actually be doing, how your tools and materials behave and adapt your own behavior to work with them, not against them. Ergonomics and safety, good posture and prep for the next step or like here, your actual "choreography" moving paper around, is all like the basic grammar you'll need to successfully make your own statement. So many videos show people actually holding tools incorrectly, great prints too, and all I can think is fast forward 15 years and serious physical issues await those who have improper habits, bad practice and weren't taught how to do things to save their hands, backs, lungs etc. I laugh because it's liberatingly clear when someone has a lifetime of knowhow. Beung given the heads up on how the "simple stuff" is done at the get go, saves so much trouble and time and it's simply untrue that there are "no rules to making art". Artistically you can do what you like, and if you know your craft you can afford to break rules and see if it serves you, but in ANY workshop there's soumd practice and it's not a small thing as it's about working sustainably, not screwing up your own hard work (or others) ultimately making the process that much more enjoyable. With art like with maths, if you get it wrong in the beginning, you can go back and fix it to a degree, but if you start really advancing you'll find yourself in alot of trouble down the line. I'm surprized I don't see alot more subscribers on your channel, but that may be down to alot of the audiences not actually doing, only watching, in which case all the filming/editing/feelgood-stuff is what they're after. I'll watch whatever you put up here! Thank you for your time and consideration! 😁❤️👍

That was so interesting. Enjoyed it .

Thank you very much for this.Retired now being an illustrator and artist. Going to give this a bash. Always wanted to do Lino prints back in art school.

what a great introduction🙂

I wonder if you give courses in London, thank you. ❤

I remembered doing my final year, since I was very tired going back from dorm and studio I decided to do my woodcut printing in my dorm room. I’m using the thinnest paper, butter paper, way too cheap well I’m just a student, but the art still look fine since 1997! I used the blunt back of my big cutter 😅, I tried spoon but never thought about using wooden spoon tho, but it’s still works.

Thank you so much for sharing! I'm interested in printing larger linocuts and this is all very useful information. How do you get rid of the curl in the linoleum when you cut it from a roll? That's an issue I've been struggling with for some time now and I'd love some advice.

Great Work!!! How do i get the tonal gradiation from light greys to darker greys to solid Black in Linocut?

Only 51 years old...holy crap.

I can now see several points along the way where I am doing it wrong. Hence the results I get are hit and miss. Thank you for your generous approach and for sharing your knowledge. I now know how to achieve the deckled edge I always wanted to.

Your cutting tool is very nice indeed, and small. May I ask what size and brand it is? Thanks for your great videos and advice 😊

Wonderful video, thanks from Portland, Oregon.

Thank you!!!! I couldn't make head or tail of the other methods with pins tabs and whatnot. This is the solution I have been looking for. Much gratitude!!

Thanks Chris although i have painted for years , i am new to printmaking and this has answered lots of my questions . Thanks Sir .

So nicely attired.😊