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Here's a printing press in these trying times

Langston Hughes, 1943. Thanks @invisible.flaneuse for posting #letterpress #linotype #langstonhughes #nazis #fascists #klansmen #nazisfascistsklansmen #bhm #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #thechaosisthepoint #typecasting Cast in 8 and 11pt Electra, 12pt Metromedium, and 36pt Tempo Heavy on the Ludlo

The view from the front desk of my college print lab 🖨

#sketch #ibispaint #ink

Some thoughts after the inauguration - we can do better than space Nazis and MAGA Confederates! #letterpress #linotype #ludlowtypogrsph #inauguration2025 #martinlutherkingjr #mlkday #paramilitaries #proudboys #elonmusknazisalute #spacenazis #elonmusk #fightfascism #typecasting #recordgothic

Digital lineart/painting of a digital copier/toner press

Quick little sketch of our old digital printer

#ibispaint #sketchbook #artsky

Drawing of a small table with a computer monitor next to the paper tray section of a copier/digital printing press

The digital press workstation at my print lab

#ibispaint #artsky #printing

Love the color in all of these!

Love the colors!

The best part about learning printing and finishing/bindery is having the skillset to make physical copies of any information. Craft and the written word are both forms of resistance in their own right. That gives me a little bit of hope anyway

Today and in the coming days, remember

Ink drawing of part of the inking system in a small offset press

Study of some ink rollers in an offset press

#ibispaint #sketchbook #ink #fineliner

Public libraries are cool and badass

Web Press Operator

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You know what…maybe we should buy physical copies of books. Things are getting weird.

thank you so much! 🥰

thank you! I love the color in your paintings too and there's something very lively and comforting about your art style 💙

Drawing/digital painting of a 2-color offset press

Sketchbook page with four ink sketches of different angles of a press

Sketchbook page with a pencil sketch of a papermaking machine

Digitally painted sketch of part of a web press and ink cans on shelves

Love to see everyone's #portfolioday content today! Here's some more machinery, with some practice/process pages as well.

I typically draw in pencil and ink first, then scan the lineart into ibispaint and color it digitally. Most of my references are presses I work with for school.

This is one of my favorite older pieces. Around the time I drew this, I was first starting to tour printing plants as a part of my college program, and there was definitely a sense of awe there. The feeling hasn't really left since then lol

#printing #printshop #ibispaint #sketchbook

Abstract ink drawing of a rotogravure printing press on a blue background

Abstract drawing of a gravure printing press

#ibispaint #printing #industry

Rough full color sketch of a room with two presses and a vinyl cutter/plotter

Here's an old drawing I made of my former school print lab. This one was mostly for practice with linework and perspective.

I'm still mostly reposting art from my Instagram page (trying to gradually move off of meta) but I will make new stuff eventually :)

#ibispaintx #printing

More Linotype drawings from the vault

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Semi realistic drawing of a Mitsubishi sheetfed offset printing press

Another drawing I did a while ago—one of the presses at a company I interned with last summer

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A small shelf of gently used books, mostly about printing and graphic arts

I feel like physical media is more important than ever these days, not just because it's tangible and you can own it forever, but because there's so much charm and joy in it. It's so cool to think about where all my old printing and typography books came from and who might have used them

Drawing of a Linotype machine, front facing view

Line-art sketch of a Linotype machine

Drawing of a Linotype machine, 3/4 ish angle

Line-art sketch of 3/4 angle Linotype

I may have a slight obsession with Linotype machines, and sketching with fineliners 🖤

#linotype #ibispaintx #sketchbook