How to hand carve your own stamps
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By:
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tyggereye
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Mood:
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happy
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Date:
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02/20/2008 15:31:07
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Music:
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None
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I love carving my own stamps. I have been doing it for over a year
now and have about 30 hand carved original designed stamps. Don't worry
if you don't want to draw your own designs to carve you can trace a
design of clip art or whatever you can find. Its not hard.
First start off with supplies. You'll need a mastercarve block,
carving tools, pencil, paper, and scissors. I used to get my
mastercarve blocks from Joann's and I got my carving tools there. My
local J's no longer carries them. I don't know if your local one might
still carry them. Otherwise there are many art supplies online stores
that carry them. Just google.
Next draw on paper a design you like or copy one you like. Remember
don't do anything too detailed because when you start out that can be
difficult. Also the lines aren't going to be easy to carve extra thin
so you'll have to expect the lines to end up being thicker than the
design you draw out.
Now turn the paper drawing down onto the block and rub it with your
finger and don't let the paper move too much. You want a clear rub on
to the mastercarve block. Then cut out the area of the block with
scissors. You have the rest of the block to make other stamps.
Now cut... and start carving. Only carve white areas. Don't carve
into the pencil lines. These will be the raised part that will be
inked.
Once you have the majority of the stamp carved out, you can ink the
stamp and stamp it on paper. This way you can see what areas still need
some carving smooth. Remember the ink will cover up the pencil drawing
so don't ink till you have it pretty much completed.
Here's a layout I did that I used my shell stamp on.
If you want further instruction there is a great book out there that explains it. Its called "art stamp workshop". Good book. Fun read.
If you want to see more of my hand carved stamps I have them pictured in my flickr acct. Click here to order supplies to do this Here or at dickblinks art supply website
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