Printmaking Without A Press

How to print without a press.

[@lindagriffiths7913]

Great advice on papers, thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. Well made video with clear instructions and of course I love your burnishers.

[@clareennew9495]

I greatly appreciate the information offered here, but particularly your obvious love of your art! Very inspiring. Thank you!

[@SykesFW]

Mr. Pig, great video, might I make a request. I know you’re busy but it would be very much appreciated. Could you possibly find the time to do a wood etching series from start to finish. Drawing the image, block selection, transferring the image to the block, going over tool selection, ( I know you’ve done a video on tools) etching the block, ending with printing the block. And as a side note might you give a recommendation for tool brands for beginners to invest in and any tips and tricks for us novices. Thank you so very much sir for your videos and time.

[@chrispig1920]

I would like to do that, thanks for the suggestion. Right now it's hard enough to do my own work, but I will try.

[@dianaward3239]

What a fabulous and inspiring teacher and artist you are. Very impressive and I will continue to follow you. Thank you.

[@dirkschwartzel3360]

Hi Chris, it is truly therapeutic to watch you working on your prints. A man with a passion. It is great. Thank you for sharing your knowlege. Regards from Germany. PS: Can you list your favorite papers for printmaking? Thx

[@JelmavanAmersfoort]

Very nice and clear. What are the names of the papers? I got Zerkel, Fabriano 'something' and a Japanese name...

[@NH-bm9vy]

Fabriano Bioprima and Sunome Senaka I believe.

[@mariamanuelcandido6116]

I would love to see a whole video of just you carving and talking about your technique and experiences on your work Love your videos and your work! 😍

[@some_sun8502]

Thank you! I've learnt more from you than my year at university. I quit after realising the art program was more about using art for political purposes than actual art making techniques. I love printmaking. It's so fun. Great video. Cheers

[@Jennwiggs]

Great, thank you

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

Aw, I wanted to see a close-up of the final print. Good advice all the same.

[@pennycandyys]

It’s not perfect, but pause and zoom in. I was also disappointed that we didn’t get that close up, but I have to say I was a bit startled when I did. It’s almost like a black and white photo, it’s that well done!

[@ME_MeAndMyBees]

Wow. . . .Zoomed In (Stretch your Fingers apart on the Screen) at the mid point of the "Reveal" and its a Beautiful and Intricate Image of two Children at Play ! . . . Did you see that from the regular Peel Away !?! Earlier Commentator was the one who stated : "Zoom In" . . . So I did. Amazing or what ! 😎

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Excellent and inspiring. I have just come back to lino printing after many years. Your work is superb. :-)

[@kjksparta]

I remembered doing my final year, since I was very tired going back from dorm and studio I decided to do my woodcut printing in my dorm room. I’m using the thinnest paper, butter paper, way too cheap well I’m just a student, but the art still look fine since 1997! I used the blunt back of my big cutter 😅, I tried spoon but never thought about using wooden spoon tho, but it’s still works.

[@johnryan2193]

Chris your camera person did not SHOW THE PRINT !

[@lisajarvis3820]

Have you ever tried using agate burnishing tools ( the same kind used in 24k gold leaf work)?

[@MyDoublediamond]

Thank you Chris, educational and entertaining; win win

[@warrensimons1760]

Thank you Chris! Wonderful advise on paper.

[@juljos9343]

My advice is to get a press

[@chrispig1920]

I have quite a few presses but am offering advice to people who haven't. Tatsuo Noda once said, brandishing his baren, "You in the West have printing presses that weigh tons, I carry mine in my top pocket"

[@Lazara2023]

I wonder if you give courses in London, thank you. ❤

[@jackbrown2325]

Thanks Chris although i have painted for years , i am new to printmaking and this has answered lots of my questions . Thanks Sir .

[@KayJohnsonArt]

Thank you Chris. I really enjoyed your video. It is very helpful.

[@merce414]

Great video. Thank you!

[@backlightsnew]

I wish you could see the final result more square on close up in the camera.

[@evabotofte6249]

what a great introduction🙂

[@wharepuke]

You're so smooth you make my feet feel funny

[@andreamuller8468]

Thank you very much :) ♡

[@Ran_G]

Cheers

[@SevernBeach]

Proper Job|

[@stroodledoodles]

Thanks so much for the tips Chris, this was really helpful! I got a question though, what are your thoughts on Snowdon paper? That was always recommended to me in regards to relief printing but I'd love to hear your opinion on it!

[@pandorareilly4607]

Morning Sam. I think I've still got some somewhere. As I remember it had too much tooth for relief printing. The smoother the better for me.

[@stroodledoodles]

@@pandorareilly4607 Hi Pandora! Ahhh I see, thanks for the input! I was wondering because when I used it to do a linocut a week ago the ink transfer was very splotchy, so I wasn't sure if it was the paper or my own error haha

[@orion7741]

one VITALLY important thing you left out is that you need to work with paper that has been cased and has very slight damp moisture content to it. you should never be printing on dry paper. thats probably why you never got good results with the heavier papers. Heavier papers are absolute magnificient for printing! 300 and even 400 weight papers make some of the highest grade prints you can get, but they do need to be cased before printing.

[@chrispig1920]

Hello Orion 77. I don't know what cased paper is and couldn't find any reference on google, is it an American expression? I have had to damp paper of course and sometimes still do for chine collè but the attendant faff of having to press the paper under tens of kilos of weights for weeks on end to ensure a reasonably flat paper fills me with a heavy heart. That is one reason why I abandoned intaglio printing when I left Spain in 2007. I take my lead from far-Eastern cultures for whom it is the default method of choice for printing and have been producing very thin paper for that purpose for millenia. I prefer to print on dry paper and would hesitate to dictate to any other artist or printmaker how they should or should not print, I can only indicate what has worked for me over the last forty years.

[@barbara1996barbara]

@@chrispig1920 I think he/she was trying to say that he/she covers the moisturised paper with something such as a piece of felt specifically meant for printing. Thats what I’ve learned in Italy at the Fine Arts Academy… I still think everyone can find the best way with experience