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A Twist on Letterpress Business Cards

This is an early test. I tried using my friend's screenprinting inks because they dry in minutes rather than days and weeks. 
The colours were a little too intense, however. I still like the texture, though.
Inking the back of one of my last sheets.
This is the sheet seen in the previous photo in it's finished state.
A close up of the previous sheet.
Another whole sheet. This is my favourite pattern!
A close up of my favourite sheet.
The sheets shown above took weeks to dry because of the amount of slow-drying, rubber-based ink I applied, which was the only ink available. I applied far less ink on the rest of the sheets and while they dried faster, they lacked texture. If I were to use this technique again, I would use quick-drying oil-based ink, if possible. Otherwise, I would apply each colour separately to give each layer time to dry.
A Twist on Letterpress Business Cards
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A Twist on Letterpress Business Cards

I wanted my business cards to express my approach to design. Elements of design like colour, texture and principles like pattern are important pa Read More

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