If you’re brand new to block printing, Speedball makes a really handy beginner’s kit that includes:

• a block to carve (these Speedy Cut blocks are soft and easy)
• a lino handle with cutters to carve with
• ink (water soluble cleans up easy)
• a soft rubber brayer (I really like little ones for detail work)

I also recommend:

• tracing paper
• a soft, dark pencil
• a baren (again, I prefer a little felt one for detail work)
• some cheap paper to experiment — I particularly love to print on pages from the newspaper and old books that are falling apart

What is this post about In this post, I’ll dive into a powerful feature of uv: the --with option. I’ll explain how it works, share practical examples, and show how it solved a key challenge in my latest tool, ayu. But first of all…