Rubber Stamps

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Comment by Linda Pelati on January 15, 2012 at 8:55pm

lino = linoleum, as in the traditional way, or rubber is very good material.... I said wrong ink because I had a wrong result  because the linoleum was too old so stiff and ink didn't grip on it. There are typographic inks a little bit sticky but perhaps carving normal rubber (such as eraser)  you can use endorsing ink as well...

Comment by Daniel Wayne Qualls (BEAR) on January 15, 2012 at 8:32pm

What is lino? what would be a wrong ink?

Comment by Linda Pelati on January 15, 2012 at 8:12pm

good luck! carving is very addictive but relaxing and full of satisfaction, do not use wrong inks or wrong lino and you will succeeed....(dont leave fingers in front of cutting tools while carving)

Comment by Daniel Wayne Qualls (BEAR) on January 15, 2012 at 8:00pm

Doing a little research on how to carve my first rubber stamp interesting info wish me luck

Comment by vizma bruns on January 10, 2012 at 12:43am

Thanks Stewart!

 I love this group, everyone has been so nice and is full of rubber wisdom!

I do actually have some lino cutting tools in a shed somewhere, probably very rusty, but I'll sandpaper them clean, oil them and they should be good to go.

Now to look into the cutting-into stuff!

Hey Stewart, will we be seeing some of your stamps?? ;-)

Comment by stewart charlebois on January 9, 2012 at 10:08pm

Hey Vizma, 

If you are looking to do more carving, you would be best to find lino carving tools (they so much nicer/easier to use than scalpels). Speedball is one company that makes them and they are usually reasonably priced. If you have an art supply store nearby you could find them there. Some hardware stores carry carving gauges for wood which also work well on rubber if the tools are sharp.There are lots of online places that sell them as well, though I don't know what's available to you in your part of the world. 

Comment by vizma bruns on January 9, 2012 at 10:17am

Lancillotto!

You are the champion of rubber stamps! It's so lovely to see these details of your work and workspace. Your work reminds me of 1940s German Expressionists and Kandinsky and Kokoschka. Thankyou so much for putting up these pictures!

I haven't heard of Adigraph, but it looks a bit like dental silicon, ?  it's probably harder. I've been using a super sharp scalpel on rubber and picking out the cut-off waste with tweezers! So much to learn...thanks for inspiring me friend!

This last photo is great!

 

Comment by Lancillotto Bellini on January 9, 2012 at 9:23am

My carvings... detail....

Comment by Lancillotto Bellini on January 9, 2012 at 9:09am

The green rubber... (the die...) ... and...

& the print...

Have a nice day...

Comment by Lancillotto Bellini on January 9, 2012 at 9:05am

Hi Vizma, they're hand carved - more or less, they are 5 X 4 cm. - I used, and still I use, a sort of green rubber called ADIGRAPH - I did over 200 small portraits of great painters, poets and so on,...... and I carve them using the little tools you see in the picture  ^...

All the best!

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