I have been a relief printmaker for the past 6 years, working primarily with linocut and wood engraving. I have written many blogs about linocut printmaking tools, and you can find my most recent blog here, which is the most comprehensive guide to all the tools you need. I have recently started applying everything I learned in all these years to working with wood, and making more woodcut prints. The same general carving and printing tools are used as for linocut printmaking,

I have been a relief printmaker, working with linocut and wood engraving, for the past six years, initially part time and now full time. I have probably carved and engraved around 400 blocks, and printed thousands of prints. I show my work in galleries and always sell it on my website too, and I have gotten to try every linocut printmaking tool there is. I have been writing blogs about my favourite and most recommended tools for beginners and intermediates for a while now, an

In linocut and relief printmaking, all materials are equally as important as each other for getting the best results out of your carefully carved work. When I get asked by beginner printmakers what went wrong with their print, it is likely a number of causes, the biggest being the combination of materials they are using. You have to choose the right tools for your carving surface, and the right paper and ink for your chosen printing process. Hopefully, my series of blogs on m

Today, I want to talk about the cutting tools needed for lino, which ones are the best, how to keep them sharp, and where to start!

One of the biggest questions I receive is: "What brayers should I use for linocut printmaking?", or rather, "What tool is that?". Relief printmaking is comprised of an array of tools, and I plan to write a comprehensive guide on them soon. There is the type of linoleum you choose to work with, for which I have already written a useful blogpost to make your choice. Then we have carving tools, which I also plan to write about, then brayers (the topic of this blog), printing pre

The meaning behind my recent commission for Fabrica Art Gallery. Unique linocut printmaking, wonderful block printing.