In this video, Tokyo-based woodblock printmaker Dave Bull shows the entire process of making a batch of prints (8 sheets) from blank paper to finished print - in POV style (from the printer's Point Of View) - with each of the colour impressions happening in an uncut, unedited, uninterrupted flow. The viewers can get a very good feeling for the rhythm of the process, and can see just how the pigment/paste balance is controlled along the way.
As a kind of 'bonus', the entire video was recorded using binaural microphones embedded in Dave's ears - you hear exactly what he heard, at every step of the way. (Use headphones!) The recording of each segment was done starting around 3:00 am, when Asakusa is as quiet as possible, but even then, there are residual sounds interrupting along the way (the occasional truck passing by, some rainfall for a few of the impressions, and unavoidably a large air conditioner on a building a few blocks away …)
The print used for this demonstration is ‘The Demon King’, which was designed for us by Jed Henry, creator of the famous Ukiyo-e Heroes prints. It is available as part of our 'Portraits Set #1’ subscription series; information here: mokuhankan.com/subscriptions/...
[Note: there is no narration included in this video, in an attempt to bring you into the undisturbed 'world' of a printer's work. If there is enough interest, we could perhaps upload a second 'cut' of this video, with Dave explaining things along the way ...]
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