When you first thought of venturing to this activity, it was so complicated for you because you underwent the trial and error stage. You tested how creative you can be, committed errors most of the time then repeat all over the process until you arrived at the point of somehow mastering the methods. Well, knowing first the basics of rubber stamping can indeed help you to start with this activity. When you already know the basics of each rubber stamp making method, you can already innovate on some even newer ideas to make your products and outputs even more creative. Below are some of the different methods you can choose from when you consider venturing to rubber stamp making:

The hand curved, which is still known to some countries, is usually done on erasers. This method requires almost excellent hand skills to make the images as impressive as they can be and this method consumes so much of time because of the needed preciseness of the image.

Vulcanizing needs matrix mold. This is needed so that when new designs are made, it would be easier for you to pattern. Usually, this process is costly because of the matrix mold especially when the target production is just of small number. Vulcanizing heat press machine is also used and this is a bit expensive.

Laser sounds to be a sophisticated method, well in fact it is true. This method gives so much precision but you have to remember and be aware that this can also be even more expensive than vulcanizing because the laser engraving machine requires regular maintenance and operating costs. Because this method is precise but expensive, it is often considered to be most appropriate to use for business style stamps.

Flash technology is actually a new method. This method is not that costly but it has a limitation because the finished stamps have only one shade that is why it is almost the same as the self-inking stamp. Since craft stamps require creativity and color, this method is not appropriate to use in that category. The process this method has is that the ink gets into a membrane after it was uncovered to a source of light. The part of a membrane that contains the artwork stayed open from which the ink gets in.

The polymer stamp making method is a method that utilizes a liquid polymer, the image to impress, and an ultraviolet source of light. Polymer is the usual choice for creating custom rubber stamps at home because it is non-complicated and the cost is reasonable. The only equipments you will need in this process are a computer, a laser printer, a UV exposure device, and the appropriate polymer for the making of stamps.