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.