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I have a cannon D570 now which works, when I did this I had a 4 color brother laser printer but I would disable the color and only print in black and white.

@@mattpernack6816 ok, it's very nice of you to share this. Thank you.

I'm just glad I could help you make an informed decision.

I sadly can not answer that question very well. I have not been able to do too much printmaking as of late. A family situation has made it very difficult to find time to be able to create art. I would say I have been able to print a small edition every 3 to 4 months in the last 2 years. It has held up good and just as good as the day I bought it.

@@mattpernack6816 Thank you very much for your reply. I'm still considering whether to buy a press. I hope you will return to printmaking. Sooner or later, art always finds its way back to us.

its the nature of the ink. Soy based inks unlike water-based, oil-based and even water-soluble oil don't dry to a hard film. They dry by the paper absorbing the soy based oil. If you use too much it does have a tendency to form those halos. You can either try to use less ink (the akua is pretty heavily pigmented.) or try to drain the extra oil from the jar. But my best recommendation would be to not use Akua for relief printing. Its pretty much meant to be used with any intaglio process like drypoint, etchings or engravings.

Having worked there for 7 years, I hear that a lot. I was told that the catalogs cost close to 10mil a year to print and ship (this included the 3 smaller sale catalogs they did in addition to the major one.) Oddly enough sales wise both the catalog and the internet brought in roughly the same amount. The owner decided that instead of trying to sell other people's product he would use that money and amp up his own production. Sadly that meant a lot of products (which included print making inks and that powered watercolor) were not in demand from other retailers. So it didn't make sense to make a product that didn't sell.

I provided a link in the description to where you can get them at Blick Art Supplies

I have never had good success with acetone. Same with strait xylene. But for some reason the chartpak colorless blenders work much better for me. But everyone had their own process and this is mine that I came up with trial and error.

They should go between the frame of the easel and stand of the easel with the tab going into the slot of the easel . imageshack.com/i/pnASrGC2j

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I really didn't touch paper density. Honestly I didn't think too much about it and it never occurred to me to discuss it. however paper density would have multiple factors just like weight/grammage from the manufacturing process, the original sheet size and the material being used. However on the topic of Traditional Japanese handmade paper or Washi, it is harder to be specific on weight/grammage. This is because it is a handmade paper. Each sheet can vary in weight/grammage or density because each one is individually made. Now this is not the case with certain Japanese papers such as Masa which are machine made but using similar materials as washi. The world of paper can be extremely confusing.

You're welcome. I really enjoy helping people with their journey into printmaking.

You're welcome.

are you using this through a printer or traditional photography methods?

@@mattpernack6816 A printer Sir.

​@@laa7nach most ink jet photo papers have a special coating aka external sizing on them to make the ink stick and prevent it form bleeding. If you want something simple and easy to use I suggest InkAid inkaid1.com/. Goldent Artist Materials used to make their Digital Grounds but it has since been discontinued. It works as I have used it with great success but I assume it was discontinued because it didn't sell well. When I worked at Daniel Smith in Seattle we didn't sell a whole lot of it. Now as wo what kind of coating professional paper mills use, I sadly couldn't tell you. If you have any other questions please ask.

I discovered a little trick. If you mount 2 skinny pieces of Lino with double sided tape along the sides of the bed it won’t happen. The roller basically sits on the Lino strips which are the same height as your carved lino so it doesn’t get pushed off the bed as easily .

@@mattpernack6816 Oh I already do that, but the thing is that the metal bed it's starting to wear down so the roller wont grab it sometimes. Been thinking to just start to use the other side 😁 But instead of that, gonna try to use a plywood bed first. Thanks for your answer! Keep printing

Thank you. I hope to start putting up more videos soon.

Always glad to help, especially if it get someone into printmaking.

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Sadly no. Because its mostly used in commercial paper making and it is sold by volume. Have you tried contacting any of the companies producing the product and ask them?

@@mattpernack6816 As you said it is mainly for commercial papermaking but may give contacting them a try. I appreciate the response. Thank you.

I do not know a whole bunch about rare books preservation, but I know know that typically they are stored in a climate control room and expose to as little light as possible (of course we also have think how old is old). Cotton gloves are typically worn when handling them. I do know there are some kind of buffering agents can used on the paper to shift its acidity to be more PH neutral. of course it also depends on the paper used. Newsprint is not acid free thus it will eventually become brittle. If its super important it may be mounted to some kind of acid free board and even stored under glass. When it comes to pigments most of them are very light fast. even the ones that are not tend not to fade too much most because they are not exposed to UV light, cause well they are in a book. There are some old inks that used iron in them and they will shift with age mostly because in essence they "rust". But most inks today (like india ink) and even back then used carbon which is light fast and didn't fade. If an ink fades quickly most often they are a dye based ink which means they will fade because a vast majority of dyes are not light fast. sadly however with old inks its hard to tell because often times they used a vast majority of different materials and longevity was not often understood. a lot of the old pigments also used are often toxic too.

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It probably will. I would suggest you use a barrier sheet between the toothpick baren and what you are rubbing. I highly suggest using baking parchment paper. I get mine from the dollar tree. It’s inexpensive and can be reused until it develops tears or holes.

That will be a whole video unto itself.

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With only a few exceptions all paper uses natural fibers.

Washi has to be handmade using traditional techniques. Mulberry fiber is just the most popular fiber used to make it. For some reason a lot of Japanese mulberry papers that are machine made are marketed as washi simple because they don't know better, understand the culture or I am sure there is a some translation lost. Plus is sounds better. Machine made mulberry or Kozo paper is still really good and will last just as long, its just more inexpensive because not everything is done by hand. Being machine made does cause the fibers to align more creating a more pronounced grain direction, which washi does not have a grain direction. That would be the major difference than would stand out the most between hand made Washi and machine made mulberry paper. Washi making is considered part of their cultural heritage. In 2014 UNESCO actually washi to their list of intangible cultural history of humanity. ich.unesco.org/en/RL/washi-craftsmanship-of-traditional-japanese-hand-made-paper-01001.

It is called Scritta paper. It is basically an acid-free paper made from either wood pulp, cotton or linen. It often has fillers added to it, the most popular being Titanium White Pigment. They use fillers to make the paper more opaque and harder to see through. They use the fillers because Scritta paper is very thin, because if they didn't the books would be very thick. I don't even know where you can buy the actual paper. In fact, it is so notorious difficult to work with that only a few select print houses do so. I heard they even need special equipment to print on them because most modern printers can't even handle the paper. The paper is used in hymnals dictionaries and encyclopedias too.

@@mattpernack6816 interesting. I was hoping to get my hands on some to see if I can make an art journal out of it. Bible Journaling has become popular and i have become curious on the thin paper.

@@joycreateslife Honestly your best bet is to try and contact a paper supply house and see what they can do for you. You are probably going to have to buy at least an entire ream of paper and it will more than likely be at a full size sheet which will likely be 33" by 46" ish. you can try this i found these links for th eU.S> www.thomasnet.com/products/bible-paper-56863608-1.html and the U.K. store.bookbinding.co.uk/store/product/7479/Offenbach-Bible-Paper-50gsm/

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thanks. I just finished setting up my new studio after my move so new videos will be coming soon. I'll try to make one on cutting tools.

I do not have a definitive answer for that but money is made using several printing processes but the rotogravure process is the part that does all the small detail. Its basically an intaglio process so i assume it has to have sizing on it or it would bleed a whole lot. More than likely its an acrylic type sizing or a plant based one because it would be less expensive than gelatin based sizing. I am making assumptions because the paper making process is typically held in secret to prevent counterfeiting. the only information i could find was on Wikipedia that says bank note paper is infused with polyvinyl alcohol or gelatin instead of water. they are being intentionally vague is my belief.