@@RobinL-x6j I use very basic floor linoleum, which you can buy in many stores that sell this type of product. Look for stores that sell carpets in your country. The best linoleum is usually the cheapest and most basic - without any patterns. Flat basic stuff. I'm also using very basic oil-based ink for offset printing. Very often used by big printhouses for printing all kind of newspapers, advertising... stuff like that. There is a lot of brands and names - depending on the country. Look for oil-based offset ink. Or there are also brands who make the inks dedicated for artistic printmaking, but I haven't use them yet. I'm using Pfeil carving tools and I'm printing on Fabriano / Ferdigoni papers. But there is a lot of brands who produce a great quality paper. Look for "art papers for printmaking". ...that's it. Linoleum and inks are depending on the country - different countries may have different brands. You can find basic linoleum in some art stores, which - like me, buy the whole big roll and cut them into smaller pieces. A carpet store may not want to sell you a small piece, so you'll have to buy a roll. But they may have some offcuts in the back of the store that they could give you, even for free. Just ask.

@@somewhereyouarent Ha! Thanks David.

@@penmuni3833 1) You can transfer your design onto linoleum by using white spirit. Scan your drawing and print it on a regular laser office printer. Then, put it on the linoleum (print side down) and rub it in with a solvent. Don't use too much because you'll blur the whole thing. That's it. Later I like to draw on that transfer to make the whole thing more solid and clear visible. You can watch hiw I'm doing this in my latest video "The last night of summer". There are also other methods, but I'm using this one. Type "drawing transfer / linocut" on KZbin and you'll see other creators doing it their way. 2) The rollers I use were made by Wojciech Zawadzki, who have his workshop in Poland. He builds printing presses and all kind of equipment for printmakets. You can find him in internet, type: "Wojciech Zawadzki prasy graficzne" or "printing press". He have also English language website and I know he is sending his stuff allover the Europe. Don't know if he sends to US. You can ask him by email. I hope that helps

@@penmuni3833 Hi once again. I completely forgot - before transfering, polish the linoleum with fine sandpaper and after that - clean the dust from it. Good luck

@@Thrashead-ns7iw Thank you so much. You are very kind to share your process. Just one last thing. I tried with (a) laser printing + clear alcohol and (b) laser print + benzine. Both failed. (I sanded the lino as well). What kind of white spirit solvent do you use. Would you be kind enough to share? Thanks in advance.

@penmuni3833 Sorry to hear that. As you probably noticed, I live in Poland and the names of our solvents may vary. I use a solvent called "Nitro" for transfers and it is a solvent for nitrocellulose lacquers and paints (that's why it's named Nitro). I know that some artists in English called it "white spirit" - that's why I gave you that name, but if that name is wrong, you have to find out yourself. Go to a paint and varnish store - I'm talking about paints and varnishes used in construction, not artistic ones - and ask someone there. While writing this I also thought that you could try a nail polish remover. But now I'm just shooting blindly off the top of my head - so I'm not sure about that. You can also visit my Instagram ( thrashead_originals) and watch the short video I posted May 25th 2024. I'm showing there my transfer process and I used nitrocellulose solvent. You know, different countries can use different names, but I believe that the stuff we have the same. If you will still have a trouble, maybe also try other techniques from other printmakers. I know that some people are using glue for transfer. I never tried, but it seems to work as well. Best of luck and keep trying.

@@Thrashead-ns7iw Thank you man. No worries. I will keep on experimenting and figure it out. Big hugs and big thanks. Love your art. Keep on creating art. Cheers.

@@doughaug It's nice to know that I inspired someone. Mission complete. Thank you for your support Doug.

@@doughaug Thanks Doug, your comment is really important to me. We have a similar approach to the matter and I also try to support people who create and I admire their process. For me, this is the greatest value of KZbin - videos of all kind of craftsmen: knivemakers, woodworkers, people who make leather goods, handmade fountain pens, other printmakers, painters... I even sometimes like to watch modelers creating their dioramas, who in a 30 minute video can go from a few pieces of grey plastic to a fully rendered realistic battle scene. I've never built any model and it's totally not my thing, but I appreciate and support every process of creating something from nothing. Once again - thanks and all the best in 2025.

@@Oricle357 I sincerely smiled when I read your comment: "Michelangelo of printmaking" - I wish :) Thanks. But I will answer you with full seriousness. Don't believe in talent. Such a thing doesn't exist. - former baker here / former waiter / former corporate graphic designer...No athlete is born with the ability to run fast, just as no graphic designer is born with the ability to draw, or no chef was born withh the skills of cooking. It's a matter of training and time. Nobody is special.

@@J4RH I'm really glad to read your comment. Take your time in learning and good luck.

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@@urszulasworczuk4169 Mam nadzieję że to same pozytywne wspomnienia.

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@@ness8193 Thank you for kind words. I use Pfeil tools. Mostly "v-shape 0,1" or "u-shape 0,05".

@@Thrashead-ns7iw Thank you! I ordered the Pfeil V-shape 12,1 as my first grown-up tool a couple days ago. Relieved I made a good choice!

@@ness8193 I hope you will be satisfied - these are pretty good tools. Good luck

Yes, it's true - some shots are too dark, but this is my first experience with filming. "Psycho - linocut" is my very first video I have ever made. In the second one - "The Leading Lights" I tried to do it better, but there are still a few things to improve. I'm slowly collecting material for my third film and I'll try to do some things better. But as you write - in this video, many shots are too dark. Lesson learned.

Thank you Brian

Thanks Rick. As you noticed, I don't have many views, so now - at the beginning of what I'm doing, I don't want to post too many videos. I will definitely make two new ones this spring and summer. I'll start working on the first one in April, so it will appear sometime in July, and the other one will probably appear sometime in early autumn. Thanks for your kind words.

I bought it online. This type of magnifying glasses are used by jewelers or watchmakers. Search the Internet, you will surely find it.

Thank you Craig. Exactly, as you noticed - before I started drawing with pens, the illustration had been transferred to linoleum. I used white spirit for this and the drawing itself was originally made on paper. Then I scanned it to my computer, enlarged it, printed it on four sheets of paper (standard office size), and then transferred it to linoleum using white spirit. Unfortunately, during the transfer it happens that I lose a lot of details, some lines get blurry... so I like to correct the whole thing before I start cutting it out. Of course, drawing on linoleum is, in a sense, duplicating my work - I do the same thing twice, but my linocut is strongly based on my drawing and I don't want to make any mistakes while carving. That's why I prefer to spend two extra days on correcting the whole thing - maybe I'll add some lines, maybe I'll change something slightly, but when I pick up the chisels, I want to be sure that all the lines are precisely marked and I won't make any mistakes. If the transfer you make is error-free, all lines will be fine - there will be no need to draw a second time.

@@Thrashead-ns7iw Thanks for additional information! I'm hoping to a lot of block printing soon and am trying to learn as many processes as I can. I was an art major in the mid 80s and everything was manual then. However, I'm now quite habituated to computers and I could go full manual again but there's a part of me resisting. So I keep looking for a way. My drawings are on an iPad now. I've seen a few variations of the print out transfer and it seems to never work 100 percent plus limitation of paper sizes (tho can tile like you did on this one). So I've thought about video projection tho the resolution isn't great... perhaps 4k projection? I've wondered if there's a printer that could print directly on the lino. But at some point it could just be a digital print and one of the things I like about block printing is the physicality of it. I guess I'm tryin to mostly limit the manual processes to drawing (once), cutting and printing. Thanks again!

@@craigduddles5650 To be honest, I'm not against digital art in any form. Computer is a tool, exactly like pen or brush. Plus I've worked as a corporate graphic designer since 2007 and till this day I do some sketches / concepts digitally. I've decidad to start with lino because I am a big fan of old-school - a classic designs and techniques. It wouldn’t be a problem for me to scan my drawing, add a few textures - dirty paper, some misprinting effect, and the final effect would be very similar. But "very similar" doesn't mean "the same". I can appreciate all kind of digital art: 3D modeling, amazing digital paintings, vector art... but I believe that there is still a lot of room for old-school classic techniques. About transfering drawing to big scale lino... I am working with A2 and B2 formats, so they are more or less 4 x office format. If I would need to do a bigger scalle... hmmm... like you said, video projector may work, or maybe I would try to print the whole thing on office printer and then tape the whole thing together. Or skip the transfering and just start drawing dirrectly on the lino? But the last method is a bit sketchy because drawing need to be done in mirror reflection, so that may be an issue.

Thank you

Thank you for those nice words. I'm glad you like it. So... Yes, I'm using Pfeils and for fine lines I'm using micro U-shape 0,05 mm and V-shape 1 mm. Basicly you can achieve the same results using one of these two. I think the U-shape is a bit more easy to sharp / polish than the V. A few years ago at my beginings I had a little problems with V and I totally damaged two of them during sharpening. So if you can buy only one - I would suggest the "U 0,05".But if you can buy both... then you can test them both and pick your fav one. All the best and good luck with your prints. PS: don't use any stones for sharpening those micro tools. Use leather. It is better and more safe for the tool - but you need to use it a bit often during the day than if you would use the stone.

@@Thrashead-ns7iw thank you so much for your advice. I really appreciate it. I did buy the flexcut slip strop but have yet to open or use it. I’ll take your advice and stick to leather. I don’t mind using the leather more often if it will save my tools in the end. Thank you again♥️

Thank you Felix.

Thank you.

Thank you for nice comment.I appreciate it. So... combining linocut with watercolors is a quite popular method. There is only one condition - you must use oil ink. Oil does not react with water, so if you start painting with watercolor over the print - as I did, the ink will remain black as it was and the watercolor will only cover the white paper. Would it be possible to put the watercolor first and then print on the top of that? I think so. I sometimes soak the paper before printing, so it doesn't really matter whether the water is clean or contains watercolor. I've never tried it... but I think it would work.

PS: Quick warrning. Because of the montage of this video it may look like I'm painting just right after I printed that. Of course I let it dry first. If you will start painting on wet oil - probably print will stay fine, but definitely you will destroy your brush. Let it dry first. Thanks once again.

@@Thrashead-ns7iw Brilliant, thanks for the insight and replying my question!

Thank you Isabee.

Thank you

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Thank you. It's always nice to see recognition from another printmaker.

Thank you for watching Bryant. ...and good luck with your linocuts.

Thank you

Thank you. I'm glad that you enjoyed that.

Thank you

Thank you. The press was custom made by Wojciech Zawadzki, who have his own workshop in Poland and he is supplying academies of arts and private printmakers across the whole Europe. He is really cool person. You can find him in Google - type in Polish or English: "Wojciech Zawadzki prasy graficzne" / "Wojciech Zawadzki printing press". On his website you will also find both: Polish and English language version. The rollers I use were also made by him.

Thanks John

Thanks Alberto

Thank you - I really appreciate it.

Thanks for kind comment - I really appreciat it. The fact that I did this print in winter is pure coincidence. I'm constantly drawing something and carving lino - it just so happened that "Psycho" came out in the winter period. Also, this video is my first attempt at filming and video editing and I'm sure I made some mistakes with my camera settings: ISO or "f" - this also affects the image quality and in some shots the video is a bit too dark. For example, opening shots with the moon could definitely be done better. I'll try to improve it in the next video... which is slowly being made. I'll probably drop it in here in September. Once again - big thanks!

@@Thrashead-ns7iw No, thank you for taking the time to film this process! Really looking forward to the next instalment from your channel :)

@@sriontimaitra6804 Thanks. If you like, I've just posted a short teaser for this upcoming video - and looking at this teaser, actually you might be right about the darkness and there's something more than just "pure coincidence" - what I mentioned above. We never know. Thanks again and cheers!

Thank you

Thanks Jacek. I'll do my best to keep filming. There is a lot what I need to learn about video editing and it takes time, but definitely I will continue. One-and half month of drawing/carving/printing and then in my case at least two weeks of video editing... I will make it :) Thanks once again.

Thanks, I really appreciate it. Yes, that was the idea to keep the whole set of prints similar as possible, I couldn't go too deep in details in coloring. The whole process needed to be easy to repeat.