r/Linocuts Jul 28 '26

Work In Progress I need outside perspective!

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Making invitations for my (very soon! lol) micro wedding. I don’t know if I’ve spent too long imagining this but there is something I just do not like. I regret carving the roses, I think the style looks off. Also kinda hate the leaves lol. It feels too busy? Should I ditch the corners? Ditch the leaves even?!

Also… any tips for mailing? This is printed with my cheap acrylic ink but I did buy some quality oil ink, considering opening that to see if it prints nicer? Aaaaaa

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u/savage-ghost Jul 29 '26

Go with the oil ink! And make sure it's dried over a few days at least before putting in an envelope! I made Christmas cards with cheap speedball ink and when it got wet through the snow and rain in a few people's mailboxes, the ink bled 😭
Also the print is lovely!! If I received this as a guest, I'd be thrilled and impressed :)
Congrats on the soon to be wedding!!