Essdee SoftCut Printmaking and Carving Blocks (Pack of 2) 200x150mm 3.0/SC3-2

Easy to carve. Fast delivery. All good!

Really great for linocut. It is super soft and easy to cut. I like the colour as I could see my traced pattern better than the dark coloured lino I used before. I used with Essdee water based ink and the two are compatible and my prints turned out perfectly. I will be buying again.

Very good but expensive compared to non brand ones.Was easy to cut threw.

easy to use

I hadn't done any lino cutting before, so I can't compare. However, this stuff was really easy to carve, almost too easy! I drew my design, a bird, on to the lino with a biro (not ideal but it doesn't matter as it gets cut away). Then used a v shaped tool to cut the lines. I have a selection of tools but used this same one for this design. I then rollered on some acrylic paint, pressed my thin cotton fabric on to the lino, and rubbed away. I used a small clean hard roller and my hands. When I lifted the cloth off, voila! I had a fabulous bird outlined in the faded blue background. You are really supposed to use ink but I didn't have any and was eager to try it. Plus the faded effect was just what I wanted. I couldn't believe how good it looks! This stuff is going to be a great boon to me. I may try and get some larger sheets.

Recently started doing lino cutting and have really enjoyed using this particular one as I find the harder stuff a bit tough and often end up gouging it ( I know this is user error) but with the soft cut it makes it much easier for me to make accurate cuts. Will order time and time again

Wow, I wish I’d been able to use these when I first learned about Lino printing as a kid. Soft, but really effective, a stunning easy cut line and fast too. Some might feel it takes some of the print texture compared to the compound boards of old but I’m sold on these, especially for teaching.

I thought this medium would be much softer than lino. Will continue to practice as already brought.

Ich habe kleine und filigrane Stempel aus dem Linol geschnitzt. Das war ein ganz schöner Aufwand, aber das Produkt war sehr soft und gut zu verarbeiten - Projekt gelungen! Mit dem richtigen Werkzeug lässt es sich einfach bearbeiten. Würde mich auch eher als Anfänger beschreiben (das war mein erster Versuch seit einem Mal Linolschnitt in der Mittelstufe) und bin vom Ergebnis mehr als begeistert! Ich würde immer wieder zum Weichschnitt greifen, da auch hier nicht gänzlich ohne Kraftanstrengungen hantiert werden konnte. Aber das war sicher auch dem feinen Motiv geschuldet. Auf größeren Flächen gleitet das Werkzeug durch das Linol wie durch Butter!

Molto buoni, più morbidi del linoleum ma comunque resistenti, non si graffiano facilmente. Durante il trasporto la colla che chiude il sacchetto si è sciolta ed è andata su uno dei fogli ma sono riuscita a pulirli con dell'alcol. In ogni caso non è un difetto del prodotto ma è dovuto sicuramente al caldo quindi dò 5 stelle 👌. Utili per timbri o stampe

Never again; it creates gummy worms, doesn’t break cleanly, drags on the edges, can’t get sharp corners, just not worth it. I threw it out midway through my project. I’ll use real linoleum (or shina plywood) instead. I even had much better results with Speedball Speedy-Carve.

Es más blando que un linóleo normal. Al menos el que yo había trabajado. Pero es fácil de trabajar

Great lino