Skillshare class intro / making stamps from eraser / print making made easy

Описание: In this Skillshare class I want to show you how to carve a rubber. Print making doesn't need to be hard or cost a lot of money. You can create amazing rubber stamp projects with your kids or on your own too and I want to show you how!

https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Ru...

This class is going to teach you how to make stamps out of simple rubber.

It is perfect for beginners and those that are thinking about dipping their fingers into printmaking. It is something that I have learned at university and honestly I became slightly obsessed with the technique. It is super easy, mega fun and addicatable.

Rubber stamping can make a great addition to your usual medium that you work with, you can use rubber stamps to create your own eco friendly wrapping paper, postcards, stickers and more! It will teach you how to be precise and accurate at carving as you will be working on a small surface. It will also teach you to think simple yet eye catching designs. Creating rubber stamps also teaches you about negative and positive spaces to make your tiny stamp work the best!

THINGS YOU WILL LEARN

Key lessons that we will cover during this class:

Selecting a good rubber: I will show you different types or rubbers and which one is the best one to use.

Materials: What we will need to start our rubber stamping journey.
Creating designs: How to make eye catching designs.

Transferring sketch: How to transfer sketch onto a rubber.

Carving with a scalpel: How to use household scalpel to carve stamps.

Caving with a carving tool: How to use carving tool to carve stamps.

Cleaning rubbers: How to efficiently clean your stamps.

Practice stamping: Checking if any stamps need fixing. Creating some compositions.

Making handmade prints: Making final handmade prints.

If you would like to introduce rubber stamping to your usual medium or want to create some promotional material or even a thank you note to your customer - this class is exactly what you might need!

At the end of this class you will have a bunch of rubber stamps that you will be able to reuse over and over again! You will also have a nice handmade print.