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Techniques of Woodblock Printmaking ...

During the years I lived in Canada, trying to learn the basics of printmaking by myself, I searched for any material at all that would help show me what to do. I didn't find much, as although there are plenty of books and other materials in Japanese, there is very little in English. So in recent years, with nearly two decades of experience in printmaking behind me, and having made many thousands of prints, I started to promise myself that as soon as I possibly could, I would try and find a way to rectify this situation and share some of my experience with others who are interested in this craft.

With the development of the Internet, it seems that the perfect medium for doing this has arrived, and it only remains for me to get things down on 'paper' and get them organized for you ...

So I have started to put together the Handbook of Woodblock Printmaking. Slowly but surely, I am developing a complete manual covering many aspects of this craft.

It is certainly not finished yet, but if you have a look, you will perhaps find a lot of interesting information ...

In addition to the 'Handbook':

  1. ... I've made a few notes pointing you to some published materials on printmaking (in English) that you might then be able to dig up.
  2. ... I've copied here into these pages, some simple articles on printmaking that I wrote a few years ago for one of Tokyo's English language newspapers. They are quite basic, and certainly don't amount to a 'manual' of printmaking, but they would have been a great assistance to me had I been able to read something like this back in the beginning. You may find them useful ...
  3. ... Although I can't finish the 'book' yet, I can certainly take the time to answer questions. If enough of you ask interesting questions, and if I print them with replies here, this could become a useful resource ...

Update! At last! I do now finally have a printmaking book published! Aimed primarily at the beginning printmaker, but packed with useful information for somebody working at any level, my book 'Your First Print', is now available from my Mokuhankan print shop. And it's not just a 'normal' book, but a RichMedia book full of video and audio explanations too! Visit the information page to learn more about it.

Write to me here, or if you would rather use regular mail:

David Bull
Seseragi Studio
Nagabuchi 8-4-5
Ome City, Tokyo
Japan 198-0052

Please don't hesitate to contact me. I can't promise overnight response to your questions, but sooner or later ...