![]() Unfortunately it’s weak and floppy when damp, and seems to shrink and swell more than I’d like. I recently received some “Student Kozo” paper from Kitaro, and with some hope, am using it for this round of testing. It’s been a bit of a struggle, mostly because there are so many areas to print – 11 wood faces, 18 printable areas, 18 sets of registration marks, and lots of areas that overlap so they get printed multiple times. ![]() I’m in my 4th round of test printing for the Forest Rays project. Back to the carving bench! Januvividkp Tagged Forest Rays, mokuhanga, printing, shin hosho, washi, woodblock, woodblock printing Leave a comment 15 impressions in! Forest Rays I’m looking forward to the next print! It will be a simple one, and I’ll aim to finish within a month – fingers crossed. ![]() I had thrown in a few sheets of Student Kozo as warm-up sheets, but I gave up on them about 18 impressions in because they were fouling the blocks with fibers that kept coming off. When I started printing, I thought “Excellent, this paper is really tough, and I’ll need it for this print!” but by the end it was quite soft and barely hanging on. The paper is Shin Hosho from Woodlike Matsumura. (I had prepared separate key lines for the trees and foliage in the distance, but decided not to use them – that would have made 26 impressions!) back of some prints and colors used before the rays and key lines drying 7 pieces of wood (6 self-made cherry ply and 1 shina ply from McClain’s), 19 printable areas including the key block, 25 impressions.
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