Linas Salcius is Illustrator-Printmaker, taking inspiration from nature, mysticism, alchemy and occult sciences. I live in Kaunas, Lithuania, but I gained various skills through travelling cross Europe and sketching, doodling, and getting involved with different artists. On my channel I am going to show you guys some printmaking techniques, I mostly use Linocut, also maybe there will be videos about illustrations with ink and pen/nib. We will see! So yeah enjoy, relax and stay tuned! Linas!
Beautiful work! I am in a band, and would love to make some hand-printed linocut shirts! I have some speedball ink, but I think it’s for using on paper. Is there a specific ink that won’t wash out in the laundry? Also, I see that you set your beautiful design with an iron! About how long should I apply the heat? Thank you for any advice for this novice!
there are a couple of different ink options you could use ! there are inks for blockprinting on fabric (most commonly, one by speedball and one by esdee), but in this video i believe the artist is using water-based speedball screenprinting ink! im not totally sure how long to heat set tho :,3 i’ve heard a ton of different answers when i ask people. personally, i use speedball blockprinting fabric ink, which claims that it cures just after a week of drying, no heat setting required, but i still heat set by throwing the clothes in the dryer for half an hour and ironing over each print as much as i feel like the fabric can take !
i was just looking at other comments and i was wrong, the artist uses the same ink i do, ive just never seen it in a jar lol ! i know of other artists that use screenprinting ink for block printing though, some feel like it’s more reliable. it’s a little bit less thick and more slippery though, which can make it hard to roll onto the block.
you didn't roll your brayer properly. do long strokes instead of going back and forth. it shouldn't make a sticky noise when applying. you had too much ink in one spot and that can lead to it filling in the gaps or overinking
Thank you so much. It happens either ways, sometimes I do use reference, sometimes I mock up and redraw in my own style. Sometimes I just sketch and got through new outlines.
hey what paint do you use? :) I tested a lot of paints and the effects are different ... I care about a paint that will be durable after repeated washing and covered as nicely as it is at your place.
Speedball Fabric Block Ink will last through repeated machine washings on a normal wash temperature after setting the ink . . . I have t-shirts that I have printed with the Speedball frabtic ink and worn for over 4 years with little or no color fading. I also dry the shirts in a regular clothes drier.😎
have a question. Can link printing be done on medium duck canvas and be archival? Should the canvas be primed with acrylic gesso? I have seen people use Lino block print for making handbags etc but not really seen in art. Also can India ink be used on a gessoes canvas or must the canvas be ungessoed. Your response and time is appreciated. And also my particular ink to use.
so i make woodblock and linoprints. most prints are printed on specialized paper like cotton using oil based inks. i don't think it would hold on a canvas very well. india ink isn't very viable for anything outside of staining. i use ink made from gamblin
perhaps you could use acrylic on canvas with block printing ? or if the paint is too thick and slippery for lino you could have a similar process using a screen print?
I literally just wash it with running water, if it happens that I be been lazy I would just use drop of dishwasher and rub it gently without using any hard material. And just let them try (but preventing lino being close to heater so it won't deform)
There has to be special medium for it. As I have experimented with medium for oil-based paint (DALER-ROWNEY Georgian block printing medium), I wasn't too satisfied after few washes, thou this medium works brilliant on the paper.
