Linden Print Studio

About drypoint Drypoint is a different way of creating an intaglio print which, like an etching, is all about fine lines and delicate marks. Unlike etchings where grooves are made through the use of chemicals, the artist manually scratches into the plate to create rough areas (burr) which hold the ink. Like etchings, the plate is covered with ink and then carefully wiped away before printing, leaving ink only in the scratches. The difference between drypoint and etchings are

The wonderful Kim Tillyer is running a workshop on Cyanotype at Linden Print Studio on Thursday 24 May. Cyanotype was invented in 1824 by Sir John Herschel. This is the man, photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron: Very quickly, botanist Anna Atkins started using the technique to record plants. She is often considered the first woman photographer. Here's one of her images: (image: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=455356) So, cyanotype has a beauti

What plastic should I use for drypoint printmaking? This blog will help you decide.

Here's a little Christmas video for you, making Linden Print Studio's Christmas cards with the skilled addition of some thumb prints! In the past 6 months, the Studio has delivered courses in: Etching Drypoint Woodcut Linoprinting Cut your own Chinese stone seal Gum arabic transfer Collagraph Monoprint and monotype Gelatine plate printing Japanese bookbinding Make your own baren Chine colle Gilding Papermaking Thank you to everybody who has come so far and made such good use

These have been in my studio for a little while and I haven't cut them open yet, but I have used them before in tubes. Too busy using up my stock of oil-based inks and messing around with gelatine-plate printing which uses acrylic paints. But these are gorgeous inks, made in Wales by Cranfield Inks, a family run business. The Managing Director, Michael Craine sent me a very detailed and informative email which absolutely confirmed to me that I was getting the right inks for t

This week I have been demolishing my baren to see how it works. It was a bit nerve-wracking as I have always been fond of this little object and as you can see, I've used it for a lot of my prints. I was shocked to find that inside, rather than the expected coil of twine, there was just a cardboard pad with crosses punched into it. I thought 'I can do better than that'. After lots of experimenting with materials, different kinds of twine and testing and re-testing I've come u