Urban Art Association

Word. That's something else! Tremendous piece of work! Makes me sweat, just looking at it.

Caliper boy rocks, everytime I see it penned up somewhere it cracks me up. The swoon is good too.

Gorgeous.

Could someone please tell me how that would be done, is it painted on the wall with a stencil or is it something they have made and stuck to the wall.

Thanks for that but what is a woodblock/lino cut?

old lino or veneered wood is drawn on, then anything not coloured in can be cut to produce something like a big relief stamp which is then inked and the paper laid on top ( or inked and pressed down onto the paper). New lino is crap as its too thin and doesn't have the hessian reinforcment to hold it togeather. Some lovely woodblock stuff on the aquarium site, the scenes of london devistation ( cant remember if its billy childish or Donwood)

try it with old, thick /posh lino and a sharp blade its like grown up potato prints, great fun.

ha ha, nuart heating it up again. Mind you nu, dont blame you +1

Indeed + 1 Nu...... ;D

Oh - size info

14" X 17" Rockaway

8x11" Helena

Anyone with a plan ( a cheap plan!)

Aye!

morning T

here's my helena... framed by me for a cost of:

* Solid Oak frame (14" x 11") - 13.99
* Non reflective glass - 4.25
* Mount - free (left over from other framing jobs - but an A1 sheet will cost about £3.50)

frame and glass bought from hobbycraft. www.hobbycraft.co.uk/STOR_MAP/INTRO.htm
def worth checking out for ANYONE that wants cheap framing ideas. DIY is by far cheapest option and really easy to do.

btw, they also do 24" x 20" frames (solid oak is £20.99 & non reflect glass is £10.99) that would suit your Rockaway.

i hasten to add that the solid oak frames are the most expensive!

nah it's not floated and I haven't fixed it either, although you can buy acid free, water soluable tape from hobbycraft too for a couple of quid per roll.

i find that the prints actually stay in place if you secure the backing board in securely enough. Beware though that pressing it down too hard may cause the print to ripple. It's all about the 'right' amount of pressure! Obviously though, expensive prints I get professionally framed

for anyone that wants a go at self framing, i recommend buying one of these too, so you can cut your own mounts at home:
www.diyframing.com/store_viewCategory.cfm?CategoryID=16

Here's 7 prints I have done myself, which work out less than £120 total (inc all fixings and non reflective glass). they're all being hung down my staircase this weekend, hence the same frames!