Rubber Stamping:
Get Creative with
Stamps, Rollers and Other Printmaking Techniques
By Stephen Fowler
Laurence King/October 2016
Hardback £17.95
ISBN 978 1 78067 8658
Star rating: ****
The author of this wonderful new book, Stephen Fowler, is a
professional printmaker. His art school training enables him to see beyond
craft stamping – he approaches DIY stamping as a hands-on, endlessly resourceful
creative experience. This book is a celebration of simple printmaking methods,
seen with an artist’s eye.
I was predisposed to like this title due to its clever and
inspirational foreword by papercutter extraordinaire Rob Ryan. What a super
choice of a rubber stamping advocate.
Since a rubber stamp is a DIY printing press in its simplest
form, much is made of the medium’s cheeky potential. Make a stamp, make a statement . DIY rubber stamping is a craft that requires
little investment - an eraser and a
craft knife for cutting are the basic necessities, plus a stamp pad or other
ink source for printing (and, of course, a surface to print on). Illustrated
step-by-steps are provided, along with techie tips. Methods are given for
registering multi-coloured prints and for masking, a technique which enables
you to build up sophisticated mult-layered compositions. There’s also a section
on how to build up patterns with repeating images.
In addition to making and printing with rubber stamps, other
materials, such as craft foam are dealt with. How to make rollers with pipe
lagging? Check. Homemade ink pads. No problem.
There are also many fun thinking-out-of-the-box project ideas, such as faux postage stamps,
edible prints, and printing with bleach to make “ghost images”.
Back of book , you’ll find an index, a handy reading list,
and a mini-directory of specialist suppliers.
Rubber Stamping fizzes with enthusiasm and provides the
know-how and inspiration to get you started as a DIY stamper.
Note: I was supplied with a review copy of this title.
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