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THE PRINTING OF AN OBELIX SCREENPRINT
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This is a screenprint of Obelix taking a stroll, in the making. You can see the print itself, the screen behind it with the image, and my squeegee - and inky thumb - to the right. It's a simple image but I Iove it - it's the simple application of ink to cotton paper ... by hand. ... Have you ever wondered about the intricate process behind the creation of a limited edition screenprint onto paper? What is a limited edition screenprint? A limited edition screenprint is a form of art reproduction where each piece is manually printed by hand....
Two new prints starring Pa Broon - sliding and clambering about
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Two new prints of The Broons - both featuring Pa Broon larking about
MAGNIFICENT SHOW OF MY PRINTS IN BROUGHTY FERRY, DUNDEE
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Eduardo Alessandro Studios in Broughty Ferry have mounted a huge exhibition of my screenprints - many of them beautifully framed. Go visit - the staff are lovely.
Moomin 80th anniversary celebrations
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Tove Jansson created the Moomins some 80 years ago. And celebrations continue
TEN THINGS ABOUT ASTERIX - AS A NEW ASTERIX BOOK LOOMS
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TEN THINGS ABOUT ... ASTERIX Asterix is Europe's favourite comic book character – the Asterix books have sold more than 400 million copies (globally this surpassed only by the 500 million copies of "One Piece", a Japanese manga creation). So hard to quibble with the assertion that he's an indispensable European cultural iconI'm the only screenprints (that I know of) who makes screenprints officially approved by the publisher, Editions Albert Rene. See my hand-pulled prints (there are currently 25 designs in my range) here: https://comic-art-website.myshopify.com/collections/asterix-obelixAsterix's 41st volume launches on October 23rd, 2025 (the first book came out in 1961)The first English...