We get a lot of questions from viewers about making a print using two colors of ink. When it comes to letterpress printing with our presses, one ink color can be used per impression. In this video, Jared demonstrates making a two color print using a 3x5 Kelsey Excelsior tabletop printing press. The two electrotypes used for this print were made 90-100 years ago and would be used for printing Christmas greeting cards. This was printed using Van Son Tough Tex metallic gold ink and rhodamine red ru

Cleaning a mix of red & black rubber base ink off the press after a press run to print holiday cards

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Printing the Sacramento History Museum’s 2025 holiday card (Shorts version)

Showing up close rolling out rhodamine red rubber base ink with a brayer on the ink stone in preparation for some letterpress printing in the print shop exhibit at the Sacramento History Museum. As Howard demonstrates, this is done to create an even layer of ink on the ink stone and the brayer. The remaining ink at the top of the stone will gradually be rolled out throughout the day as we’re printing. Rubber base ink is a very slow drying ink that can last all day on the ink stone and not dry. #