How to Create Artists' Rubber Stamps
- 1). Select a drawing for your stamp that has simple lines marked in black and white. This will be the easiest image for you to transfer to a stamper.
- 2). Place carbon paper between your eraser or rubber block and drawing. Trace over the lines of your drawing firmly with a pencil to transfer the image to the rubber.
- 3). Use a utility knife or butter knife, depending on the softness of the rubber, to cut around the outline of your drawing. Remove the lines of your image to make a carved outline. Also, carve any fine detail within the drawing. Use a toothpick if you need to make any round holes.
- 4). Remove the eraser from the end of your pencil or use a wood carving tool to carve out the remaining material on your stamp. Start ¼ inch from the outside of your image to begin removal. You should have a raised image in the center of your rubber block when you are done.
- 5). Press your rubber stamp into the ink pad and then print it on a piece of paper to test the image. Add any further detail necessary until the image looks the way you want it to.
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