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Linocut printing is a hands-on and satisfying printmaking process that many beginners find welcoming. At first glance, the number of tools and materials might feel like a lot. But with the right linocut supplies in front of you, the steps become easier to follow, and you're free to focus on making art instead of figuring out where to begin. Linocut uses a sheet of linoleum as a block to carve images into. Once your design is cut out, you roll ink...

Printmaking ink can act quite differently depending on the paper used. This becomes especially clear when comparing cotton-based sheets to ones made from wood pulp. The way the ink behaves, how it sits, how it seeps in, and how much detail it carries can shift more than expected just by changing paper. Understanding how your printmaking ink interacts with common paper fibres helps keep your work consistent across editions, no matter what the weat...

When picking a new art journal book, most of us think about the cover, size, or how thick the pages are. But there’s something else hiding in plain sight that makes a big difference to how your tools behave on the page. That’s the paper tooth. Tooth is what we call the texture of the paper. Some sheets feel rough, others smooth. That might not seem like a big deal at first, but it changes how colour sticks, how lines sit, and how easy...