Relief Printmaking Wood by Expert Village

When you're choosing your block of wood for wood cut prep making, there are a few options that you have. This is a sheet of plywood, this is a five ply, and this is a pre-ply, you could also purchase a all shina plywood. And this wood is manufactured... Read More »

Relief Printmaking Texture by Expert Village

Now this print was also printed on a press, as this print is. Both of these prints are press printed. However, in this image, you can see some of the jagged edges of the surface of the wood. And that's because in this print I was using a plywood... Read More »

Relief Printmaking Sizes by Expert Village

Once you've learned the basics of relief print making, the options for expanding your investigation are endless. I encourage you to experiment with size and wood. Here is a hardware grade plywood, it's nice and thick, which means it's not going to warp... Read More »

Types of Relief Printing by Expert Village

There are many different types of print making, but the easiest type of print making that an average can use is block printing. There's two forms of block printing, generally, that artists use. One is using wood and the other is using linoleum. Today we... Read More »

Relief Printmaking Safety by Expert Village

Another important thing to remember as your carving is for safety, because these carving tools are sharp, and you're always going to want to carve away from you. It also helps with the dexterity if you’re carving away from you. If I'm carving away... Read More »