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- [Baren 41928] Ex 45 Prints are on their way... (Kristine Alder)
- [Baren 41929] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
Message 1
From: Kristine Alder
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:21:14 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41928] Ex 45 Prints are on their way...
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Hi Gang!
Just a note to let you know that some of your prints were shipped today and the rest will go out in the morning. (Car issues...sorry) Anyway, be watching for them. Here in the U.S. they should arrive by the end of next week at the latest; outside the U.S. will be a little longer. I'd appreciate a quick note letting me know they have arrived.
Thanks to all of you who sent your return postage along. There are still a couple of you that need to follow up on getting the postage to me so that I can send your prints back to you.
This has been a fun exchange to coordinate. I have loved seeing all of your responses to the theme "Maps." What a diverse and beautiful set of prints they are. We did end up with some late drop-outs, and even a couple of "ghosts" who are MIA (missing in art), so our exchange ended up a little smaller than expected. Any extra prints are being returned along with your exchange portfolio.
Thanks again! And keep me posted as your prints arrive!
Kristine
Kristine Alder
Baren Exchange Manager
St. George, UT
Art Educator/Printmaker/Book Artist/Graphic Design
email: alder@pineview.org
imakeprints@hotmail.com
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it,
but that it is too low and we reach it." --Michelangelo
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Subject: Last but not least, the hanshita paper transfer for woodblock printmaking
Posted by: Maria
As I mentioned earlier, hanshita paper is simply a tracing paper that has been glued temporarily to a heavier stock paper. This allows the paper "sandwich" to be printed on any ink-jet printer and the tracing paper to be glued to the block without wrinkling or buckling. The hanshita printout is perfect with all the detail intact. The needed tools are some rice paste or wall paper paste (anything that is removable later with water), and a sponge brush or, my preferred method, a sponge roller. These rollers make quick work of the task of spreading a perfectly even layer of rice paste over the block. They come in all sizes! |
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Subject: Transfering design to block with Iron-on T-shirt transfer
Posted by: Maria
 Here is the printed iron-on transfer stuff. The printout showed all of the fine detail with very good contrast so I was encouraged.The detail of this transfer was probably the best of the three because of the high contrast.  Bring on the heat! I used an iron that's perhaps older than me...well, maybe not. This method needs a high heat setting and no-steam setting. I keep this old fashioned plain iron in the studio for just this type of project.It takes some pressure and quite a high setting. My mini-iron (used for crafts) did not work; had to be a full-size iron. The process of transfering with this method also "tanned" my block so no tinting would be necessary later. The drawback is that the transfer is a rubbery ink designed for t-shirts, so there is quite a bit of relief that transfers to the block. It scrapes off easily enough, but it does transfer a film of rubber all over the block, even the white parts. I carved a little on it and the film comes off fairly easily by pulling it up without damage to the block. Here is the enlargement of the transfer printed and on the block: |
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Subject: Transfering design to block with Studio Paper
Posted by: Maria
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It has been an experimenting year for me so I wanted to try out different methods of transfering image to block. I vary my own approach, depending on what my plan is with a certain image. For multi-color woodblock prints, I almost always carve the key block and print on hanshita paper as many times as I will need color. For reduction blocks, it really doesn't matter so much; if my composition is complex and I need to work out things in Photoshop first, then I might use one of the methods below or simply transfer with tracing paper. Most of my designs are drawn straight on the block with sumi ink. It really just depends on what print, how much detail, method, etc. But I wanted to add a few more methods to my arsenal, just in case. These three are very suitable for highly detailed work and for printouts from any printer.  In the middle is iron-on t-shirt transfer for ink-jet prints, available at any office supply store. Last is the hanshita paper, a tracing paper attached lightly to a tougher sheet. This paper goes through any printer and is availabe from the supplier above and also from the Baren Mall at http://www.barenforum.org/ click on Baren Mall from there.  |
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