Everything Papercraft - Generation Stamping

Generation stamping is simply the repeated stamping of an image without adding more ink between impressions. It’s a super easy technique that is generally used to create the illusion of depth, or to achieve a more subtle impression, such as you’d see with a watermark. The first impression is the “first generation” of stamping, the next impression is the “second generation” and so on. The first generation will always be the darkest or most intense, since most of the ink is transferred at this point. Ultimately, the ink will be completely removed from the stamp until it no longer leaves an impression. The number of generations produced will be determined by the consistency and amount of ink laid down at the beginning of the process.