Intro to Reductive Linocut Relief Printing
San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco CA
Materials List - REQUIRED:
-2 4x6” Speedball Speedy-Cut Easy Blocks
https://www.dickblick.com/items/40425-4804/
-Speedball Rubber Brayer (this should be wider than the width of your block)
https://www.dickblick.com/items/40118-1004/
-Speedball Lino Cutter Set
https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-lino-cutter-set/
-Inking / Carving Plate (I am listing a couple of options here)
https://www.dickblick.com/items/richeson-metal-inking-plate-7-12-x-10-14/
https://www.dickblick.com/products/wooden-inking-plates/
-3+ Speedball Water-Based Block Printing Inks (1 black and 1-2 additional colors)
https://www.dickblick.com/items/40303-2003/
-3 Sheets of Kozo Paper
https://www.dickblick.com/products/thai-kozo-paper/
-1 Sheet of Drawing / Printer Paper
https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-all-media-paper-15-x-22-white/
-Newsprint
https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-studio-newsprint-pad-12-x-18-50-sh...
-Flat Wooden Rice Paddle
https://www.amazon.com/Honbay-Bamboo-Scoops-Paddles-Kitchen/dp/B07V35MQY...?
dchild=1&keywords=wooden+rice+paddle&qid=1619547200&sr=8-3
-Baren
https://www.dickblick.com/items/yasutomo-bamboo-baren-small-3-78/
-Sharpie
https://www.dickblick.com/items/sharpie-fine-point-marker-black-pkg-of-2/
-Waterproof Pen (Micron)
https://www.dickblick.com/items/sakura-pigma-micron-pen-01-025-mm-tip-bl...
-2 Small Sheets of Foam Core Board (ideally these sheets are the same thickness 3/8” as your carving
block, however, these 3/16” boards will also work)
https://www.dickblick.com/items/elmers-pre-cut-foamboard-11-x-14-x-316-w...
-X-Acto / Twist Lock Knife (this is for cutting your foam board so be sure the blade is long enough)
https://www.dickblick.com/products/x-acto-1-knife/
https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-premier-twist-lock-knife/
-Palette Knife
https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-painting-knife-style-113/
-Ruler
https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-aluminum-ruler-12/
-Soft Pencil
https://www.dickblick.com/products/pentel-graph-gear-500-pencil/
-Rubber Cement / 3M Spray Adhesive / Double Stick Tape (an adhesive for attaching together foam
core sheets)
https://www.dickblick.com/items/elmers-rubber-cement-4-oz/
https://www.dickblick.com/items/3m-general-purpose-45-spray-adhesive-10-...
https://www.dickblick.com/items/fast-classic-double-sided-atg-tape-clear...
From Home:
-Sheet of Glass (the carving stations can double as printing stations for rolling out ink, however, I find
it easier to roll ink out on a seperate surface, such as a sheet of glass or plexi. You can recycle a thin
sheet from a picture frame, but will want to be it is several inches larger than your brayer. You will
also want to take around the edges to protect yourself from getting cut.)
-Paper Towels
-Several Rags
-A Cup / Jar / Yoghurt Container (etc.) for Water