- 0. Carving Menu
- 1. Materials
- 2. Finding Images
- 3. Transfer Image
- 4. Carving the Stamp
- 5. Mounting
- 6. Samples
Stamp Carving 101
Finding Images
For many people, the idea of carving a stamp is off-putting because they think they can't draw. There's a dirty little secret in the carving community, though—you don't have to! Oh, sure, if you can, by all means, draw out your design on paper or on a computer and move on to the next step of the carving process. If you're like most of us, however, you'll need a little help with your image. In this section, we'll cover some methods for finding and creating great images that are perfect for carving!
- Nobody expects you to be an artist able to draw breath-taking pictures. Nope, there's a world of legal, free images available online ready for you to carve!
- Pungent Bob explains an advanced technique to turn digital photos into carvable images using Adobe® Photoshop®.