Speedball Deluxe Block Printing Kit

An amazing all encompasing kit for someone looking to start print making at home and with a few tools. The paints are easy to use, as well as all the tools included. Maybe there are slightly better blocks to carve on, but someone can move to different ones, once the get the grip using this kit. You can still make amazing works with this little kit and can be the starting point for any beginners before they decide to invest in pricier tools/material, to see if this hobby fits them

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

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.

I bought this to make block prints for my Patreon members. I didn't choose the best paper for the job, so that's where most of my consistency issues are arising I think. I also purchased some extra rubber carving blocks and have only used those so far, so I can't comment on the blocks provided in the kit yet. I'll be trying out the linoleum soon when I've decided on a design worthy of it. I noticed several reviewers complaining about the carving tool getting jammed - I have not had that issue. I think they're loading their tips incorrectly. There are two metal pieces inside the housing that hold the tips by compressing the curved end in between them, you need to place the tip in between those two pieces and tighten it, and you're good to go. It's not the most comfy carving tool but it works fine and the built in storage is nice. My only complaint is mainly with the brayer. It doesn't roll super freely, being the snap in style there's a little resistance occasionally, so it sometimes will slide through the ink instead of rolling through it and sometimes it takes extra rolls to get the right consistency. The bench hook is metal and quite nice quality, though I wish it was white or tan instead of black. But it doesn't really matter because you can see the ink texture so black on black is not a real issue. All in all a great starter kit to build off of, certainly worth the $50. I say buy it, but be ready to buy more stuff if you enjoy the process. I'm going to upgrade my brayer and get a baren and some fabric ink to round out my kit. When my carving tips get too dull I'll upgrade that tool, too. Happy printing!

I'm new to blockprinting and this kit is perfect! I already tried the lino and rubber and I prefer the lino. I didn't use the carving tool because I use the ones from Power Grip which are better quality. The inks are excellent, I love them and I'm ordering other colors right now. I'm a water based artist, easy to clean, no odor, so I recommend them, the colors are basic but they are nice. The tubes are small, but I think it's enough for starting, you can try them and learn about them this way and then order more. I'm not sure if I'm going to use the extender, so I can't review it.

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 is by far the best set I found for carving stamps. I took an art class for textiles and we carved stamps to put acrylic paint on fabrics. This set was the perfect set to get the carvings I wanted. The carving tool is easy to use and fits in the had nicely. The carving board is good for safety to hold against the bottom of my work-space and not push the tool into my hand while carving. The colors of ink that come with the set are good colors and work on many light colored card stock. The next time I want to carve my own stamps I will be ordering a Speedball product!!!

This is a good kit for a beginner. The paints are water based so is an easy clean up. The rubber block was extremely smooth to carve and fast. The linoleum one, was as expected, it takes more time to carve, but is really great. I liked that I could test both type of materials.

Als Geschenk gekauft - voll enttäuschend! Wenn man auf die geschlossenen Farbtuben leicht drauf drückt, (beim Herausnehmen aus der Verpackung) quillt oben aus der Pfalz die Farbe heraus. Das ist gleichbedeutend mit: kannst du wegwerfen. Für 90 € erwarte ich einfach etwas Besseres. Das geht zurück.

This is an excellent starter kit. Just need to realise that it is water based, not oil. Simple basic instructions and everything you need to start printing, except the paper. I would suggest buying those blank greetings cards and making your own designs for Christmas or something.

Amazing kit with everything a beginner could need!

Es bueno pero esperaba mas del producto. Crei que el producto era mucho mas grande o voluminoso, se ve mucho mejor en las fotografias.

Trattandosi di un'edizione "Deluxe", come da descrizione, mi sarei aspettata un cofanetto più completo e curato. Non capisco ad esempio perché tra i colori messi a disposizione sia stata fatta una selezione dei colori con il tubetto di nero da 75 ml e gli altri 4 tubetti da 37 ml (le immagini falsano un po' le proporzioni e i tubetti sono molto più piccoli di come appaiono nella composizione in foto); manca (incomprensibilmente) il colore bianco, mentre è stato preferito il medium trasparente, che più che trasparenza mi sembra conferisca al colore solo una maggior fluidità di base, che può essere utile in tirature più grandi di stampa. Lo userò ancora per capire meglio. Il vantaggio é che i colori hanno una buona consistenza, in generale, e risultano brillanti in stampe corpose, soprattutto per via del vero colpo di genio della scatola, che é il rullo morbido di caucciù: vero pezzo forte (assieme alla gomma Speedy Carve rosa, nel formato cartolina). Il pezzo di Linoleum è interessante, soprattutto perchè dotato di impugnatura di MDF, ma non l'ho ancora provato. Il gancio da lavoro é inedito per me, ma non lo ritengo indispensabile. Leggo nelle istruzioni (molto superficiali) che la prima edizione di questo kit è del 2014, la mia considerazione é che questa azienda possa (e debba) decisamente aggiornarsi e declinare i propri prodotti a fruitori diversi in modo più preciso. Se questo kit è dedicato a incisori che vogliano avere un'idea complessiva dei prodotti Speedball Art manca la gomma SpeedyCarve di tipo azzurro (che io personalmente detesto), o il Linoleum morbido color crema: tutti materiali che possono aiutare a farsi un'esperienza più soddisfacente nell'uso e nella scelta futura. Visto che in Italia è così difficile trovare negozi fisici che vendano questi materiali la mia recensione è più che motivata. Consegna Amazon puntualissima.