tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post4721934475412577545..comments2024-01-11T19:42:45.537-05:00Comments on woodblock dreams: My First Print ReduxAnnie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-84948227341994062262017-04-13T12:09:37.825-04:002017-04-13T12:09:37.825-04:00Here's a link to one company that sells the pa...Here's a link to one company that sells the paper my teacher uses. It's called "Rives Heavyweight" and is 175 gsm.<br />https://www.graphicchemical.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=304&cat=Rives+HeavyweightAnnie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-38297652194928930022017-04-13T11:49:18.503-04:002017-04-13T11:49:18.503-04:00Annie Thank you for taking the time to respond. I ...Annie Thank you for taking the time to respond. I have tried some papers that I can find in my country, some of them are cotton and I understand what you say, because I also get the impression that they "stretch" at the moment of pressure with the baren. I do not know how this is handled when making color adjustments, even though I did not spend the first stage of printing the keyblock well ... I have been using paper with weights of between 90-120 gr, but I was unsure if I chose the papers with cotton fiber I'll try to find the paper that you point out to me, do you know what weight it is that your teacher occupies? Thanks again for your time and comments.JOTAPEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237832079857167717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-49427997243784683042017-04-13T10:13:16.420-04:002017-04-13T10:13:16.420-04:00Hi @JOTAPE. Japanese paper is not necessarily &quo...Hi @JOTAPE. Japanese paper is not necessarily "better," it's just more authentic! Japanese paper does have some advantages: the fibers of a kozo-based paper are longer than the fibers of papers made of wood, so kozo paper is stronger. But Japanese papers also need to be sized inorder to print mokuhanga, so that's a downside. Machine-made papers are almost always "internally" sized during the papermaking process. <br /><br />Any western etching-type paper will do for mokuhanga, I think. It needs to be not too thick, because otherwise you'll hurt your arm trying to print by hand! Rives BFK, for instance, is too thick. On the other hand, the paper needs to be strong and thick enough to withstand multiple applications of color and moisture. My teacher, Matt Brown, always uses Rives Heavyweight (cotton fibers). He actually prefers it to the Japanese papers. I've used it and I've found that it stretches a little more than the Japanese papers under the pressure of the baren, but it's workable and it receives the ink well.Annie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-24867519702880444832017-04-12T21:54:27.481-04:002017-04-12T21:54:27.481-04:00Hi Annie, thank you for sharing your work and proc...Hi Annie, thank you for sharing your work and processes, it helps us to try to print in the Japanese way. Can I ask you a technical question? You recommend some "western" paper to print, other than Japanese, (I understand that is the most appropriate, but I live in Chile and I can not find it here). I appreciate your comments, greetings from South America!JOTAPEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237832079857167717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-67278233579537821052015-11-30T18:43:38.021-05:002015-11-30T18:43:38.021-05:00I remember that first posting from ten years ago. ...I remember that first posting from ten years ago. Hard to believe I've been following your Woodblock Dreams for that long. Still just as captivating now as then. Hope you keep on for ten years and more,Leslie Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01205717985858433124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-11513041022744365212015-11-30T03:53:42.129-05:002015-11-30T03:53:42.129-05:00I love how the dog jumps off the image once the bl...I love how the dog jumps off the image once the blue block is printed. Your printing has evolved so much through the years but this is still so much one of yours. It looks like it was a worthwhile exercise to go back and I'm glad you kept the blocks as-is rather than totally reworking them. <br /><br />I agree that it isn't really "fun" to go back and reprint even though I occasionally will edition a number higher than I actually printed with the idea of going back in the future if I need to/choose to.<br /><br /><br />Thanks for sharing. I recognize and still commit rather often all of the beginning printer mistakes.<br /><br />Andrew Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184272649874888854noreply@blogger.com