Styrofoam linocut

I just started carving my own stamps for block printing. And I am hooked! I love this idea for using recycled styrofoam to carve images with a pencil. It looks like a great way to practive and expe…

It's easy to make a print from a styrofoam plate or meat tray. Start by drawing a simple design on the styrofoam with a ball point pen. Impress the design just hard enough to make an indentation without going through the styrofoam. Next roll out some printing ink (or acrylic paint) on a tray. If you don't have a breyer you can roll the ink or paint with a small sponge paint roller. Roll out a thin layer of ink (or paint) over the styrofoam. Notice the ink lays just on top and doesn't flow…

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This step-by-step block printing lesson teaches how to do linocut and foam printing with your students complete with block printing supplies and videos.

Create beautiful cityscapes using scratch foam and watercolors with this easy styrofoam printmaking activity for kids.

Styrofoam cut and put on wood block. Easy and quick however the one I did with Lino block the lines were sharper.