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Rainbow Roll Technique

Hey you guys!  Today I want to share a super easy printing technique known as a "rainbow roll."  Essentially you combine two colors of block printing ink to create a tri-colored print like these ones:

from the Balzer Designs Blog: Rainbow Roll Technique
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Rainbow Roll Technique
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Rainbow Roll Technique
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Rainbow Roll Technique
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Rainbow Roll Technique
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Rainbow Roll Technique
Watch the video for the how-to (there's an extra tip or two at the end of the video):

from the Balzer Designs Blog: Rainbow Roll Technique

Block printing ink has a much longer open time than acrylic paint, so it's perfect for this technique.  It also tends to be a bit more opaque and so looks great printed on top of book pages!

Thanks for stopping by!

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P.S. If you'd like to learn awesome stamp carving and printing techniques, join me for Stamp Camp.  Only four seats left!

from the Balzer Designs Blog: Stamp Camp In-Person Class

 

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