I was able to use my linoleum and soft
printing block scraps from previous years, as well as bits and pieces of leftover pastels and scraps of construction paper.
Mr Jones was also given a
printing block with Edgar's image printed on it, which has remained something of a mystery.
By posting the items on People's Collection Wales, Mr Jones hopes to hear from someone who may know more about the
printing block.
Baskerville's font is commemorated in bronze on the Portland Stone '
printing block' sculpture in Centenary Square, Birmingham.
For this project, almost anything can serve as a
printing block to transfer paint from one surface to another.
Balfron in Print runs until the end of May during normal library hours and also includes some printing trivia panels - such as the origins of"minding your Ps and Qs"- as well as the chance to use a
printing block of the exhibition logo to demonstrate how the art of printing actually works.
Stamp of approval: Marco checks a piece of paper to make sure his bronze
printing block has worked.
As the name suggests, the image is printed from a raised surface, the non-printing areas having been cut away from the
printing block, as in woodcuts and wood engravings.
To create the
printing block, use rubber cement to adhere a thin sheet of Styrofoam on top of the thicker insulation foam.
In spite of the daunting technical demands of three-color printing, the soft
printing block and step-by-step process made this unit an overwhelming success.