Inovart Smooth Cut Print Plates

Comments about Inovart Smooth Cut Print Plates:

I'm an experienced stamp-carver who has come to prefer this, for most projects, to both Speedy Carve (Speedball's best stamping rubber, forget their blue stuff) and Eco Karve (Inovart's recycled offering), largely because this white surface takes transfers so well, and the thin material is not wasteful. (Eco Karve is more sustainable in a way, but is so thick that it seems wasteful to use only one side when adding a backing for the stamp. Also, the very low contrast for pencil or toner transfers onto Eco Karve's dark rubber often demands an extra step of marker-tracing details.) The other top-quality stamp carving material, beyond the mainstream, is produced by Stampeaz, and it's firmer and better for experienced carvers making very detailed stamps for long term use -- just one step softer than linoleum. But Smooth-Cut's rubbery material makes for much easier carving (safer with kids) and more consistent transfer of ink to paper once the stamp is complete.

Comments about Inovart Smooth Cut Print Plates:

I use this product with my Speedball linocut tools to make hand carved stamps. The product is easy to get clean, clear lines, but not so hard to cut that I risk accidentally taking out a major artery with the tools. It inks up nicely and produces clear, crisp stamping images.