[Baren]: The mailing list / discussion forum for woodblock printmaking. Baren Digest Thursday, 20 May 1999 Volume 07 : Number 568 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 10:08:59 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Baren 4430] Re: new waterbased inks Jeanne wrote: > I was once a watercolorist and went into oil painting , about 100 years ago. > I have boxes and boxes of tube water colors. Do you think they will be > alright for Japanese printmaking. Jeanne--I'm sure Graham will have wise words re. tubed watercolors, but I do use them in the kind of printing I do--but it's with very thin paper weighted on the block and pealed back before applying the watercolor with a brush to the wood. (No paste is used in this method.) Ray H. in Vermont ------------------------------ From: Graham Scholes Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 08:05:42 -0700 Subject: [Baren 4431] Re: new waterbased inks Jeanne wrote.... >Do you think they will be alright for Japanese printmaking. I have used Winsor Newton tube watercolours for Japanese printmaking and they work fine. I remember on one print I did I used some Japanese tube pigment, which I was told were for our sport. After about 6 months I realized that the red in the print was fading very quickly. I recalled all the prints and replaced them. So make sure that the pigment you use is professional tube pigments and not student quality. If they are reputable brand names, I should think that you will not have any trouble. When in doubt .... test.... Put a swatch of colour on the paper you print and cover half with a piece of black paper. Stick it in direct sunlight, checking it ever week for 6 weeks and see if there is a change. There may be a very slight ----very slight---- fading which makes it acceptable. I suppose you could suppliment the tube pigment with other water based colourants. Regards, Graham ------------------------------ From: "Jeanne N. Chase" Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 16:35:47 -0400 Subject: [Baren 4432] Re: new waterbased inks Ray Re; water color. What did you mean "weighted on the wood". If you have to peel back the paper to brush on the water color. Could you explain further for me. I really am interested. While I have your attention; what is a very good type of paper to have. I have been using lightweight Rives, but I am sure this is too thick. Kitataka paper , I have, but perhaps you have some other suggestions. Thanks Jeanne ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V7 #568 ***************************