Reviews
Anthotype Exposure Tracking: UV Dose for Plant Pigment Prints
Log sunlight minutes and UV index for each anthotype session, turn them into a UV dose, and compare plant pigment prints across weeks and seasons.
Desk
Studio Desk
Presses, drying space and working in a room you also live in.
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Anthotype Pigment Testing: A Logbook Method for Comparing Plant Exposures
Build a repeatable anthotype logbook: coat test strips, score fade against a fixed patch, and compare plant pigments side by side before you coat a full print.
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Anthotype Prints Without Spinach: Testing Everyday Plant Pigments at Home
Testing beet, turmeric, berry and petal emulsions against spinach, with fade rates, a one-day test and coating tips for anthotype prints at home.
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Vinyl Stencil Screen Printing on Fabric: A Beginner's First Project
A first-timer's route through vinyl stencil screen printing on fabric: choosing stencil vinyl, weeding, sticking it to mesh, picking fabric ink and curing it.
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Paperwork for independent print studios
A practical document kit for independent print studios, with printmaking processes, safety rules, waste records, and emergency-plan requirements.
Costs
How Canada Council grants cover presses and rent for a home print studio
Canada Council grants for printmaking can cover presses, chemistry and studio rent; here are the programs, budgets and eligibility rules to know.
Costs
Montreal compared with Toronto for shared print studio costs and press access
Montreal vs Toronto print studios: compare Atelier Circulaire and Open Studio hourly rates, membership fees and press access before you commit.
Maintenance
Solvent safety home print studio: small-space guide
Solvent safety home print studio guidance for small spaces, covering ventilation, storage, disposal, renter considerations, and cyanotype UV precautions.
Industry
Do WorkSafeBC and Alberta OHS rules apply to a home print studio?
Printmaking studio safety rules Canada: when WorkSafeBC or Alberta OHS duties start in a home studio, plus ventilation, solvent storage and UV limits.
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What beginner printing presses need: kit and checks
The core kit for beginner printing presses, from blankets and packing card to feeler gauges, plus the setup checks that keep impressions even.
Guides
Getting printmaking workspaces right the first time
Realistic plan for printmaking workspaces in 2027: how to lay out a print room in a normal house, wet and dry zones, air movement, drying capacity, floors.
Guides
Carving out room for a linocut project on a shared table
Small-space setup for linocut projects: how to carve, ink and print relief blocks on a table you also eat at, including the pack-down routine and the eye protection.
Guides
A weekend audit of your printmaking supplies shelf
A weekend plan for emptying, grouping, testing and labeling printmaking supplies, ending with a swatch book and a disposal decision for every container.
Industry
What a printmaking press costs to buy, move, site and run
A practical breakdown of what a printmaking press costs to buy, move, site and run, with figures for rigging, blankets, servicing, ink, paper and studio time.
Maintenance
Habits that quietly wreck a beginner printing press
The habits that damage a studio press or its owner: leaving it under load, adjusting while it moves, and getting used to solvent fumes at the bench.
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Beginner printing presses: first principles
The four press families a beginner actually chooses between, the five specifications that decide fit, and how to judge guarding on a secondhand machine.