Thanks for that supplement. Enlightening. Flat patterns on fabrics is a technique still used to this day in illustration, manga (screen tones) and graphic design.
How nice to take a long leisurely close up look at these magnificent prints. I've read the average museum visitor looks at individual pieces for less than 5 seconds, you've given us enough of a look to have a real experience.
Dear David, thank you for these awesome videos full of knowledge. The more of them I watch, the more I am struck by the beauty and craftsmanship of these beautiful woodblock prints. Your videos are truly wonderful in the way they make this art accessible. I appreciate your dedication and passion to share your knowledge. Thank you very much!
Hi Dave, my wife and I were in Japan until yesterday and the last two days we were in Tokyo. We had such a dense program that we could not do everything we wanted. I am especially gutted now that I only realise that we had a hotel basically around the corner of Mokuhankan in Asakusa. We will come again next year and definitely join a print party. All the best, greetings from a small Patreon in Switzerland
Another fantastic video David! I am hoping to purchase one of prints soon (I've been saving for the Pokémon inspired heroes print) Thank you for creating prints of work that I will honour for all time
I had volume at 0, so RUclips's automatically generated subtitles had me a bit confused at around 0:25, as they read "the sassy hot gay" in stead of "the Zashiki Hakkei". Note to all: automatic English subtitles and Japanese language don't mix well! Also, no sassy hot gays included in the artwork.
Thank you for your educational efforts. I noticed something in the descending geese print and thought I might ask if it was in any way part of the overall parody: the kimono on the woman in the back is a landscape design. I don’t recall any of the other prints having such a design and wondered if it was another clue to connect to the geese motif. I’m so grateful for the education I’m getting through your RUclips episodes.
The flat texture on the cloth, while the Japanese prints are vastly superior, it reminds me of the way western comics were printed with dots. The flatness of the cloth or colour blocks gave a sense of the object but you could see it clearly...
It’s interesting that some of the patterns do follow the contours and curves of the body. Also curious if the artists chose the patterns or if the cutters did? Maybe that is why some of them do and some of them don’t.
I'm considering getting a monthly subscription. I have watched so many of your videos now. Have you ever heard about a series of game called Dark Souls? The designs, characters and demons are stunning and I'm sure would make great prints models. All best!
Hi Dave, and the Mokuhankan-team! Good fortunes from Europe! I've been watching your videos for a few years now! The fandom started because of the therapeutic value of your content and, over the years, carving and printing is an idea thats been growing steadily for me. I'm interested in the tools, the knives, the paper, and the different types wood, used in this type of work. I live in the very north part of Sweden and crafting has always been ingrained in my family. From carpentry, to making furnishes, and lately I've taken up painting on variety of objects. My no.1 question, right now, is if I was going to get into woodblock printmaking, keeping the costs as low as possible, is there any type of wood that is found, in this part of the world, that would suit as key-blocks? We have tons of birch, spruce, rowan (mountain ash), and pine. Birch and rowan is quite hard but I dont know if they're hard enough for fine lines. There are of course other families of trees up here but these are in quite the abundance. Would love to hear your thoughts on this. I love your content, looking forward to see what your future holds! /Nik
It might we worthwhile for you to put your question to the group here: facebook.com/groups/314276632382888/ There may be somebody from your part of the world there, and even if not, you will probably get more than a few suggestions ...
What an interesting video Dave! I was wondering, have you ever considered doing a video about some of those print you made just to improve your skills? I mean the ones that came after the 100 painting ten years.
You pointed out that the patterns on fabric don't correspond to the curves of the forms. Were they using "stock" patterns that could just be cut and pasted to the block?
Dave, at 15:32 of the video, you start a panning towards the dragon addorning the wall behind the lady. It's colour is mostly olive green with tints of bluish green. The transition to the highlight arround it's head and furr seems odd... Look like a discoloration, but by the state of the whole set of prints, i have to assume it is by purpose... How was it done? This one got me, as i've seen you calmly explain several technics, i never saw this one...
And further: In the adjacent print, with the dressing ladies at the deck, the deck itself is marvellous... You explained a lot, of the use of woods for print and, again, i assume this was a good use of a not so desirable wood for prints... Have you other examples of prints that take advantage of the materials used for print like this?
The transition to the highlight is done by feathering the edge of the woodblock in those areas; it's called 'ita-bokashi' (block gradation). It leaves a fuzzy effect at the edges of the colour zone.
As for the effect on the wooden deck, this was not intentional on the part of the printmakers; what you are seeing is an oxidization of some of the pigments. The horizontal striations are left-over artifacts of the horizontal strokes of the brush when the pigment was being spread over the block. None of this would have been visible when this print was fresh; it has developed over time as the pigments/paper have aged.
Interesting to see the almost grotesquely tiny fingers of these women. Their fingers are nearly as thin as cigarettes. I guess that was part of the ideal of beauty at the time? What wonderful prints, though!
Hah! You caught that! :-( While talking about the black lines, I had a 'catch' in my throat, and the word 'early' came out totally silent. But I had not realized this while recording, and only discovered it late in the editing process. What to do? I copy/pasted that single word from another place in the audio file, hoping that nobody would notice ...
David, never apologize for videos that turned out to be "too long" in your opinion, I could listen to you for hours. :-)
Thank you for making these videos. The craftsmanship inspires me.
Thanks for that supplement. Enlightening. Flat patterns on fabrics is a technique still used to this day in illustration, manga (screen tones) and graphic design.
How nice to take a long leisurely close up look at these magnificent prints. I've read the average museum visitor looks at individual pieces for less than 5 seconds, you've given us enough of a look to have a real experience.
That was the idea with our David's Choice #3 ... fifteen minutes on _one_ print! ruclips.net/video/_0y87utYnwA/видео.html
Dear David, thank you for these awesome videos full of knowledge. The more of them I watch, the more I am struck by the beauty and craftsmanship of these beautiful woodblock prints. Your videos are truly wonderful in the way they make this art accessible. I appreciate your dedication and passion to share your knowledge. Thank you very much!
Im so glad i found not just this channel/artist but the whole aspect of woodblock prints. I cant get enough!!!
absolutely fantastic as always, Mr. Bull.
Excellent as always, David. Cheers.
And I thought ladies today had some crazy hairstyles.
Thanks for the bonus video, it’s like Christmas in May around here!
Hi Dave, my wife and I were in Japan until yesterday and the last two days we were in Tokyo. We had such a dense program that we could not do everything we wanted. I am especially gutted now that I only realise that we had a hotel basically around the corner of Mokuhankan in Asakusa. We will come again next year and definitely join a print party. All the best, greetings from a small Patreon in Switzerland
This is like early Xmas, I plan a trip to Japan next year, your shop will be a must to pay a visit.
Thankyou I love the skill and time these people take to achieve beautiful results
just amazing work....thank you David for sharing
This video itself is a work of art.
Another fantastic video David! I am hoping to purchase one of prints soon (I've been saving for the Pokémon inspired heroes print)
Thank you for creating prints of work that I will honour for all time
Amazing video!! Has given me some new ideas for some videos on my channel!💪
already?! love 😍 this pace!
I had volume at 0, so RUclips's automatically generated subtitles had me a bit confused at around 0:25, as they read "the sassy hot gay" in stead of "the Zashiki Hakkei". Note to all: automatic English subtitles and Japanese language don't mix well! Also, no sassy hot gays included in the artwork.
This is like ASMR :)
Love your videos. The new Bob Ross 😁
thanks for a great video as always David! ^ ^
Thank you for your educational efforts. I noticed something in the descending geese print and thought I might ask if it was in any way part of the overall parody: the kimono on the woman in the back is a landscape design. I don’t recall any of the other prints having such a design and wondered if it was another clue to connect to the geese motif. I’m so grateful for the education I’m getting through your RUclips episodes.
My reaction when I saw Ito-San's name: "Isn't that the carver Dave said he killed?"
Fantastic content. Your expertise is one of a kind.
The flat-on fabric thing is continued in a lot of lower end mange/anime works today.
The flat texture on the cloth, while the Japanese prints are vastly superior, it reminds me of the way western comics were printed with dots. The flatness of the cloth or colour blocks gave a sense of the object but you could see it clearly...
It’s interesting that some of the patterns do follow the contours and curves of the body. Also curious if the artists chose the patterns or if the cutters did? Maybe that is why some of them do and some of them don’t.
I'm considering getting a monthly subscription. I have watched so many of your videos now.
Have you ever heard about a series of game called Dark Souls? The designs, characters and demons are stunning and I'm sure would make great prints models.
All best!
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Hi Dave, and the Mokuhankan-team! Good fortunes from Europe! I've been watching your videos for a few years now! The fandom started because of the therapeutic value of your content and, over the years, carving and printing is an idea thats been growing steadily for me. I'm interested in the tools, the knives, the paper, and the different types wood, used in this type of work. I live in the very north part of Sweden and crafting has always been ingrained in my family. From carpentry, to making furnishes, and lately I've taken up painting on variety of objects.
My no.1 question, right now, is if I was going to get into woodblock printmaking, keeping the costs as low as possible, is there any type of wood that is found, in this part of the world, that would suit as key-blocks? We have tons of birch, spruce, rowan (mountain ash), and pine. Birch and rowan is quite hard but I dont know if they're hard enough for fine lines. There are of course other families of trees up here but these are in quite the abundance.
Would love to hear your thoughts on this. I love your content, looking forward to see what your future holds! /Nik
It might we worthwhile for you to put your question to the group here: facebook.com/groups/314276632382888/
There may be somebody from your part of the world there, and even if not, you will probably get more than a few suggestions ...
What an interesting video Dave! I was wondering, have you ever considered doing a video about some of those print you made just to improve your skills? I mean the ones that came after the 100 painting ten years.
You pointed out that the patterns on fabric don't correspond to the curves of the forms. Were they using "stock" patterns that could just be cut and pasted to the block?
Being an artist myself, I'd say the reason for the flat texture on the cloth is simply economy of resources.
Dave, at 15:32 of the video, you start a panning towards the dragon addorning the wall behind the lady. It's colour is mostly olive green with tints of bluish green. The transition to the highlight arround it's head and furr seems odd... Look like a discoloration, but by the state of the whole set of prints, i have to assume it is by purpose... How was it done? This one got me, as i've seen you calmly explain several technics, i never saw this one...
And further: In the adjacent print, with the dressing ladies at the deck, the deck itself is marvellous... You explained a lot, of the use of woods for print and, again, i assume this was a good use of a not so desirable wood for prints... Have you other examples of prints that take advantage of the materials used for print like this?
The transition to the highlight is done by feathering the edge of the woodblock in those areas; it's called 'ita-bokashi' (block gradation). It leaves a fuzzy effect at the edges of the colour zone.
As for the effect on the wooden deck, this was not intentional on the part of the printmakers; what you are seeing is an oxidization of some of the pigments. The horizontal striations are left-over artifacts of the horizontal strokes of the brush when the pigment was being spread over the block. None of this would have been visible when this print was fresh; it has developed over time as the pigments/paper have aged.
@@seseragistudio So, not just great prints... They evolve with time... Absolutely lovely! Thank you very, very much!
David just subtly roasted a couple of women in the drawings lol.
I lov3 you
12:00 Her right hand is has the thumb on the wrong side
Indeed ... these images are nothing to do with draughtsmanship, and everything to do with style and convention. Just look at the eyes and mouth ...
I watch your videos for asmr, I'm just going to sleep and you just uploaded this, thanks! I also love your art
Interesting to see the almost grotesquely tiny fingers of these women. Their fingers are nearly as thin as cigarettes. I guess that was part of the ideal of beauty at the time? What wonderful prints, though!
Wth happened with the audio at 13:36 o_O
Hah! You caught that! :-( While talking about the black lines, I had a 'catch' in my throat, and the word 'early' came out totally silent. But I had not realized this while recording, and only discovered it late in the editing process. What to do? I copy/pasted that single word from another place in the audio file, hoping that nobody would notice ...
@@seseragistudio it's alright. Still love your videos. Keep up the great work!!! 😀
Insomnia pays off lol first comment