Botanical Linocut Kit, UK made, includes handmade papers & video tutorials

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Description

A premium quality botanical inspired print kit with everything you need to create a magical snapshot of nature. You can use this kit to make your own prints - or you can gift it to somebody! Please let me know via the 'message the tutor' button if this is a gift; I am happy to hand write personal gift messages. Please note gift wrapping is an additional charge please enquire directly. My standard kit arrives with a colourful front label. My kits are put together by myself & two local artist friends. Together in my art studio, we unpack deliveries, check everything is clean & working, carefully wrap & package - stamping by hand as we go. I am keen to keep a 'handmade' feel to my kits, the same as with my artwork & workshops. The great thing about lino-printing is that you can learn at your own pace - make it as easy or difficult as you like. Such a beautiful process made popular by Matisse & Picasso due to its simplicity. WHY BUY ME? - You are buying from an artist - you are supporting the arts industry not a huge company. - Unlike other kits I include everything you need so no looking for anything you didn't know you needed!

What's included in the price?

- Inking tray. - Inking roller 10cm rubber specifically for lino print. - Lino sheet 20x15cm or A5. Draw with pencil directly onto lino or transfer a sketched out design using the tracing paper provided. - Lino cut tool set, a handle with 5 shape blades UK brand ESSDEE. - Mark making example sheet with video demonstration, learn how to use the different shape blades. - Artist palette knife to help you get inks from tins & mix together if you choose. - 4 sheets A5 size handmade Nepalese LOKTA paper. - 4 sheets A5 KENT paper. - Written instructions with handy tips!! or an alternative is to watch the tutorial videos. - 3 x tubes professional water based ink 37ml brand Speedball. Here we include green, turquoise and brown as standard. If you prefer different colours, tell us which colours via the 'message the tutor' button. - 15ml tint pot of black and white to help mix your own colours. - Design templates botanical style prints, sometimes coming up with an idea is the hardest part but here you can copy allowing you to focus on technique. - Lino sheet A6 in blue soft quality, use this to get familiar with your tool.

What you will need

This kit provides everything you need to get started - just a few extras to find at home (access to a sink, rags, scrap paper, scissors...).

Duration

Maker


Clever Hands is a small business & Art Studio based in Liverpool UK run by Artist Catherine Carmyllie. When the pandemic hit, creative classes at the studio had to pause. Catherine began sending out arts materials by post so that her students could continue being creative at home. Since then the business has grown and has 3 learning options: purchase a kit online, visit the studio in person or watch the video tutorials free online, learning at your own pace. Catherine also exhibits & sells her own artwork.

Suitable for

  • Adults
  • Seniors
  • Teenagers
  • Children
  • Wheelchair users
  • Hearing impaired
  • Engagement, birthdays & anniversaries
  • Christmas
  • Tutor can travel
  • Stag dos
  • Pet lovers
  • Easter
  • Suitable for beginners
  • Hen dos
  • Father's Day
  • Intermediate level
  • Corporate days out & team building
  • Mother's Day
  • School holiday workshops & activities
  • Romantic
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