Vinyl Printing Process
To start your Vinyl Printing you will need a Vinyl tile, you can use a carving knife to cut it in half or quarters depending on how big or small you want your print to be, then draw your image onto the tile, if you have text on your image it's best to draw it like your using tracing paper.
Once you have a picture on your tile the next step is to use carving tools to carve into your tile using your drawing as an outline for your design. Once you're ready to start printing get some Zerkall paper ready as it is the best paper to use for Vinyl Printing. Use a guillotine paper cutter to cut up as many sheets you want as it is best to print at least 20 copies of your design.
Using a glass surface prepare some Linseed Oil Based Relief Printing Ink and an ink spreading tool (handy if you want to mix colours), then use a rolling tool to roll out your ink to make an even surface of ink. Then roll the prepared ink onto your carved tile until the tile is completely covered (the areas you have carved will not pick up any ink and will work as a white outline for your print), once your tile is inked take it to a printing press and set up to press the ink from your tile onto your Zerkall paper (I would advise you to prepare the press before you start inking your tile).
Once you have finished pressing your tile carefully remove your tile from the Zerkall paper to see your results then place your paper on a drying rack and leave for a week to dry. And depending on how many prints you want to produce repeat the same process until you have printed the amount you have decided on.
Once you finished printing all of your pictures use vegetable oil to clean the glass surface and tools thoroughly as vegetable oil is the best way remove relief printing ink, after you have washed off all the ink wipe over the surface and tools with water so that the oil won't effect any future prints.
If you want to add more colours to your work use your carving tools to carve away the areas of the tile that you want to remain the first colour you used for your work then after a week has passed repeat the printing process. You can add as many colours as you like to your print, but once you have carved into your tile multiple times you cannot use you old tile again, so it is advised that you produce over 20 or more copies if you want to display and sell your finished artwork in art galleries and exhibitions or market stalls.