Channel: David Bull

Category: Education

Tags: japanese printmakingasakusawoodblock printlive stream

Description: Tokyo-based woodblock printmaker Dave Bull presents a recorded Twitch live stream showing the entire process of making a woodblock print, from blank block right through to the completed print, in one uncut session (over three hours). It was recorded on January 8, 2018 in his Asakusa workshop, and illustrates the production of a design by Ichijô Narumi (1877~1910). The video is also available here on YouTube in an edited version (about 42 minutes long): youtube.com/watch?v=ucdcFCxkvTI The print is now available here: mokuhankan.com/catalogue/0335.php Dave's Twitch stream is here: twitch.tv/japaneseprintmaking The Patreon page is here: patreon.com/mokuhankan 0:00 Getting Started 2:55 Pasting the First Hanshita Down 7:40 Peeling the Gampi Paper 11:33 Sharpening the Knife 18:07 Carving Ripple Outlines 1:06:10 Clearing Ripples 1:13:02 Carving the Woman 1:33:40 Carving the Border 1:37:12 Clearing the Border 1:49:15 Clearing the Woman 1:57:30 Finishing Touches on First Block 2:13:40 Pasting the Hair Hanshita Down 2:15:52 Peeling Gampi Again 2:17:26 Carving the Hair 2:30:55 Clearing around the Hair 2:36:10 Final Touches around Hair 2:41:52 Carving is Done - Printing Prep! 2:50:23 Test Printing of First Block 2:57:05 First Block Washi Printing 3:08:37 Hair Block Test Printing 3:10:57 Hair Block Washi Printing 3:18:39 Final Print and Wrap-up