tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post112110797234730138..comments2024-01-11T19:42:45.537-05:00Comments on woodblock dreams: The Mystery of Rice PasteAnnie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-3884091412071361232014-12-09T09:04:40.974-05:002014-12-09T09:04:40.974-05:00Glad it worked for you, Mai. Figuring out how much...Glad it worked for you, Mai. Figuring out how much of everything -- water, paste and pigment -- to use is one of the trickiest things about moku hanga, I think.Annie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-16658563962829304962014-12-07T23:45:25.730-05:002014-12-07T23:45:25.730-05:00Very helpful advice Annie! I was dissolving a red ...Very helpful advice Annie! I was dissolving a red pigment into water before adding rice paste. I tried to gradually add more paste but still, it only results in a grainy finish, instead of a uniformly thick layer of pigment that I wanted. Then Google led me to your post so I decided to add pigment directly into the paste. Guess what? I could see a much thicker and smoother layer of red deposited on the paper! Thanks for sharing!Maihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203353657195093305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-1121193615090972862005-07-12T14:40:00.000-04:002005-07-12T14:40:00.000-04:00Hi,I'm glad you are publishing your experience. It...Hi,<BR/>I'm glad you are publishing your experience. It is helpful as I begin again. Thank you. <BR/>KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-1121124497962838402005-07-11T19:28:00.000-04:002005-07-11T19:28:00.000-04:00Hi Annie,The goma-zuri, or sesame seed pattern is ...Hi Annie,<BR/><BR/>The <I>goma-zuri</I>, or sesame seed pattern is indeed a fantastic texture. You can use it like bokashi to create perspective; more water in the brush on one side will make a large open pattern, with some starch the pattern becomes tighter. You can also get a nice goma-zuri by spraying water onto the block after spreading the ink mix. If you print a pale grey goma-zuri and the over-print a nice colour you get a superb two-tone pattern.<BR/>Printing pale tones, as you are doing, can be quite difficult. I like to mix my ink with some gum-arabic and water to make a more viscous mixture. This will keep away unwanted goma-zuri, and is easy to control on the <I>hakobi</I>, or ink brush.<BR/>If you get extra colour clinging to the edges of your block you are using too much of everything, better to cut back and make two impressions for a nice even colour.<BR/>Keep having fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com