Letterpress printing

Have you ever picked up a printed work and taken a minute to admire the feel of it? You hold the paper and get a feel for the thickness and texture while noting the impressions of each letter? That is the beauty of letterpress. This style of printing presses the image into the paper in [&h...

"Letterpress printed folded card. Blank inside. Size: 4.88 x 3.5\", Color: Yellow, red and pink ink on bright white cotton paper stock. Envelope included. Letterpress printed in Wilkinsburg, PA This is a plastic free item! It will packaged without a plastic sleeve unless you specifically request one at check out."

In part one of our four part series on letterpress, Melissa takes a close look at the L Letterpress system from Lifestyle Crafts that is based on the Epic 6 machine.

Digital methods are reinventing Gutenberg's signature letterpress as the darling of the DIY world.

Letterpress Printmaking Art from Julia Humfress. Using vintage wood type and traditional letterpress techniques.

Get this Letterpress Print Kit, from our library of Layer Styles. Get unlimited downloads with an Envato Elements subscription!

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Wood type is growing branches all over the country. Frank Baseman, proprietor of Base Press, is “channeling my inner Ben Franklin,” he says. Why? Because “I live just outside of Philadelphia; my first name is Frank; Ben was a very accomplished printer; and several of the quotes I have been using were from witty ole Ben.” His recent series of letterpress posters is the physical manifestation. His rebus quotes will be on view at the Rouse Gallery of the Stuckeman School at The