Speedball Deluxe Block Printing Kit - Includes Inks, Brayer, Bench Hook, Lino Handle and Cutters, Speedy-Carve Block, Mounted Linoleum Block (3472)

I already own everything i needed for linocut, but i needed new paint and brayer. This was almost the same price as the 2 things i needed, and for 50 bucks you cannot pass it up. It contains everything youll need, paint, brayer, lino, speedball cutter and a plate for paint. Speedball definitely had design and functionally in mind when making it. Ive recently got my kid to try and he loved it! Its a great project for kids

The nibs are in the handles!

Quality items. This kit has all the items you need if you have serious interest in block-printing. If you buy the cheaper kits, eventually you'll have to buy the other items at a higher cost.

This set has all the basics: a bench hook (also used as the inking plate) which keeps you from cutting your hand when carving; soft and hard (mounted) linoleum, cutters (stored in a plastic handle with a chuck) ink, ink extender and a brayer (the roller.) No "baren" or "buren"--the pad used to press the paper and burnish it onto the block to impress the ink evenly. You can use a large spoon or buy one from Speedball.The hard linoleum (the yellowish kind) is what I used many years but this piece is way too tough.As to using a bench hook as an inking plate, I say "no." Get a pane of glass or plexiglass (if glass, duct tape all the edges.) Use that plate to roll out your ink with the brayer. This ink is water soluble and washes off, but if you are seriously printing, often oil-based ink is preferable but it's messier. I've also used oil pastels to make monoprints on blocks. You can press directly to print from oil pastel applied to the block, but spraying with a solvent like turps or (what we used in past, may not be a good idea) rubber cement solvent lets it transfer more deeply.I print on mulberry paper (Hosho paper, usually. This is the traditional paper for sumi-e ink brush painting, calligraphy and also ink block printing.This set has nearly everything, and though I prefer a wood handle for my cutting tools, the plastic handle is fine and the set is a very good value for starting to print. Only the mounted block was not great, being way too hard to cut and I would not recommend using it for kids, as they might press too hard on the tool, skid off and cut themselves.

This is a great starter kit which makes for the perfect gift for anyone wanting an easy way to get into blockprinting. Very friendly for beginners, it comes with all the basics one would need to start producing art. Prettily packaged, although the box seems like it could have been a bit smaller.

This is everything you need to get started. Love it.

This kit was a gift to a family member, and I have not used it myself. She seems very happy with it though, and has made a number of prints that I thought were impressive.

Has everything you need for successful printing