Printing the mini poster Inversion No. 2

The second in a series, this two color mini poster consists of two woodcuts and handset type, requiring three runs. The pink woodcut has such large solid areas that we double print them, meaning run each of them twice in a row. This puts down more ink than several inkings on Trip. This may be derided by purists, but it works due to the Vandercook’s exact registration system; the product is a poster after all, selling for far less than an editioned print. The blue block with its thinner lines needs only some cylinder packing and a few inkings on Trip.

Pink.

Blue. It’s necessary to clear/carve the negative space very thoroughly on this block for a clean print.



Here is a good proof and some lighter proofs which were also used to strip the block after printing. The type has not been printed yet. In this image one can see the way the poster can be viewed in either orientation.