Tugboat Printshop shows you how to make a woodcut printed T-

[k8jcr]

Very nice video. thank You. It gave me some good ideas (I hope) :)

[rodgeComAu]

beautiful artwork. I was surprised at the lining up method, it seems remarkably labour intensive and easy to accidentally misalign or crease the tee. Still, my props to you on some amazing work!

[PetrosArgonaut]

Sweeeeeet! 

[strangelevityball]

This was pretty cool. How long does it take to dry these, and how do you dry them? Hanging?

[ACherimoya]

What a nice print. I wish I had a printing press in my house.

[123obo123]

I tried this method a few times before and I grew frustrated with it. I used fabric inks for serigraphy rolled over a linoblock.

Anyway, I find that a much better way to do it is simply to print your wood/linocut onto tracing paper and using it as a positive for screen-printing.

It ensures a more even coat of paint, and you don't need to mix your inks up or buy an etching press (if you can even get one for your home)

Either way, though, I don't like the look of a woodcut on a t-shirt :p

[ryanbeev]

zomg this takes too long i no longer want to do thid:(

[princessspoilme]

Wow that was so cool. I know if it was my I would have messed up my shirt when he flipped it over to put it through the press.

[tepeltje]

Do you use the same inkt that you use for printing on paper?

We have that kind of inkt in school and we also use it for linoleum, and in holland we call it blockprintinkt.

But i was wondering if i could make stempels out of gum or linoleum and use it as a pattern on boring T-shirts?

Does anybody nows if that works? experience? Tell me! *-*

[leglessnotlegolas]

thats really cool. Remindes me of using lino blocks....but that pinging noise was kinda annoying...nevermind. Awesome video otherwise 5/5

[EarDestroyer]

thats a cool shirt! and i like that method its cool

[pabloplato]

reliefe and ethcing inks are generally oil based. the setswell loosens the ink so it will not be as gummy as it normally would be and therefore prints on the fabric in an even tone (otherwise sections of the block would not release ink onto the shirt, making it look grainy and splotchy)

i do not recommend screenprinting with etching/relief inks. even if you are used to solvent ink serigraphy, these inks are far too thick to screen properly. you'd have to thin them down so much they'd bleed.

[jawsquid]

this is really great, you guys. i appreciate your being patient enough to do a legit step-by-step.

i was wondering, though: what's the difference between the relief inks you're using for the block print and the oil-based fabric inks used for screen-printing? aren't those relief inks water-based? is that buttery stuff basically a medium to ensure in-fabric durability? could i relief/block-print with inks meant for screens?

i really appreciate your attention. beautiful print, too