Rubber Stamp Printmaking
Created and Presented by Ms. Steinmetz
ProcedureDrawing/ Transferring the image:
• Draw design on tracing paper and transfer it to the linoleum. (Transfer Paper or rub transfer).
• Go over pencil lines on rubber with permanent marker.
• IMPORTANT: Text must be traced _______________ onto the block!
ProcedureCarving the image: • Safety measures when handling
knives/gouges!
• Subtractive method, carving errors cannot be corrected easily, if at all.
• Which areas get inked, the carved or non-carved?
What’s what? What’s carved and what isn’t?
Removing or leaving rubber aren’t only options! Hatching and stippling techniques are the easy ways to render rubber.
ProcedureInking/ Printing: • Apply ink to inking tray.
Spread the ink on the tray with the brayer, then use the brayer to create a thin, even layer of ink on the linoleum.
• Place paper on the coated block and apply pressure with the baren.
Re-print again and again!
• Shirts• Invitations• Stationary
Requirements1. Unless you are doing a detailed silhouette,
idea must be sophisticated and contain adequate detail.
2. Encouraged Themes: Zodiac/ Mythology/ Astrology or Seasonal
3. Printing requirements-Black Print, white Paper -One print (any color) on cotton -Any color on a created background (pastel or watercolor)
Please Avoid• Any that is not school- appropriate
• Sport logos • Cartoons
Mythology, Astrology/Zodiac
Seasonal
Do’s and Not to Do’s…
Printmaking Terms• BLOCK PRINTING: A type of printmaking in which the image is printed from the surface of a linoleum
or wood block. Non-printing areas have been carved away.
• BENCH HOOK: A device used to keep the block from slipping while it is being carved.
• GOUGE: Cutting tool for linoleum or wood blocks. Two basic types: V-shaped and U-shaped.
• BRAYER: Transfers the printing ink to the linoleum cut.
• BAREN: A tool used to apply an even, smooth pressure to the back of the paper, causing atransfer of ink from the linoleum cut to the paper. A spoon may also be used.
• PRINTING INK: Block printing inks are available in two types: water-soluble and oil. Both have the property of good ink transfer from the linoleum cut to the paper.
• REGISTRATION: Placement of the paper and block so each succeeding color in a multicolorprint will be positioned correctly.
• EDITION: The total number of prints pulled and signed by the artist.
• SIGNATURE LINE: Just below each completed printed image, the following information iswritten in pencil: name of the work, print number/total number, and artist’s name.