FAQ:“What tools do you use?”/ “Best tools for a beginner?”
I use Flexcut tools and Pfeil tools. These are the two brands I know well, and they are both very high quality. I'm not affiliated with them, these are just my personal preferences.
Avoid buying those generic cheap tools (like the ones with one handle and changeable blades). Good carving tools can be pricey, but they are the one thing you should invest in. for a couple of reasons:
1 - High-quality tools have very sharp blades which allow you more control of your movements. Cheap, blunt carving tools are a lot more dangerous and difficult to control than super sharp ones.
2 - Low-quality tools will make your life a lot more difficult when you're learning to carve. My very first carving tool was the cheap one I mention in the video and I almost gave up on trying to carve lino. I might as well have been using a butter knife. I couldn't understand why other printmakers made it look so easy in their videos. Then I bought my first Pfeil carving tool and it all made sense.
If you don’t want to spend a lot of money before deciding on which tools to buy, look around for printmaking workshops so you can try the tools and see what works for you. Ask at the art supplies shop if you can try them before you buy them.
Yes, they can be expensive and if we were talking about brayers, paper or inks, I would say go ahead and buy the cheaper ones before committing to expensive brands (I have a bunch of very cheap brayers that I still use all the time) Not with carving tools, though.
You don't need many to start with, anyway. I tend to use the same 3 or 4 tools over and over (my favourite tools turned out to be the micro palm set from flexcut, I would say I use them 90% of the time - I love them because I carve a lot of small detail)
Carving tools come in many different sizes and a few different gauge shapes (usually, V shaped blade, U shaped blades and flat blades). If you have the chance, go choose them at the art supplies shop instead of ordering them online, that way you can see for yourself the sizes of the gauges. If you're ordering online, the brands have lists with the sizes and small diagrams of the gauge shapes - go through these attentively before deciding.
For a beginner’s kit I would suggest
1 - a medium V gauge (for carving fine lines, and any V gauge will give you a range of line width)
2 - a medium U gauge (for deeper cuts and uniform witdth lines)
3 - a medium flat gauge (for clearing large areas and tidying up the carve)
I hope this little video was helpful! There's a lot of information online, so do your research before buying!
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