Printmaking Colour Registration Tools
Keep paper and blocks aligned between colour layers with printmaking registration pins, tabs, corners and boards. Choose a setup for the way you print, whether you are reducing a single lino block or working with several blocks.
Steel Registration Pins for Printmaking by Hickman Design
£9.00 £85.00Price range: £9.00 through £85.00
Talented Mr B Registration Device – Multi-Block Colour Printmaking Registration Jig
£1.15 £120.00Price range: £1.15 through £120.00
2 Hole Printmaking Registration Tabs – Hickman Design
£5.00 £20.00Price range: £5.00 through £20.00
DAMAGED STOCK – Steel Registration Pins for Printmaking by Hickman Design
£7.50 £65.00Price range: £7.50 through £65.00
Choosing a printmaking registration setup
- Pins and tabs: tabs attached to the paper locate onto fixed pins, helping you return each sheet to the same position. Hickman Design steel pins pair with our two-hole tabs.
- Registration corners: paper registration corners give reference edges for positioning the block and sheet. They suit printers who want to align borders without attaching tabs to every sheet.
- Registration boards: the Talented Mr B device provides a repeatable block-positioning setup. Choose the board size and insert for your lino; older versions require their matching inserts.
Reduction or multi-block printing?
For reduction printing, keep the remaining block and each sheet registered as you carve and print successive colours. For multi-block work, position each block against the same reference and check alignment with a proof before printing the edition. Either approach needs a stable setup and consistent paper positioning.
For press use, check clearance, board thickness and packing before printing. The Talented Mr B board is approximately 9mm thick and may require adjustments to the press setup.
Follow our step-by-step registration guide, watch the pins demonstration or see the registration corners in use.