Gocco experiments
Well, here is one of my new gocco prints. If you remember the button drawings I did the other month, I finally got around to doing something with them. I have a plan for them involving kraft paper so this was a test print to see how the ink showed up. I think it’s looking great so I will be pressing ahead with that plan. The ink is a little thick on this print because it’s actually fabric ink. My main gocco experiment was printing on fabric and I was so pleased that it all worked out so well first time.
Isn’t the texture of the ink just lovely? I only messed up on two prints, trying to get the right thickness of protective paper underneath the fabric. For future reference, one sheet of printer paper is just fine. I just used a normal gocco screen and printed using the gocco printer with fabric ink I got in Japan. Cleaning the screens is even less fun than with paper ink though.
I will let you see a full picture of what exactly I was printing on once I get some proper photos taken. I have lots more gocco things planned so I hope to find some time for that next week.
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Nice print! I haven’t ever been able to clean a screen, it always seems to ruin them. How do you do it? :)
I scrape off the ink with a palette knife then paper towels and then use a rag with the gocco cleaner on the open areas until no more ink comes off and you can see through them. Seems to work fine.
I’ve also used white spirit successfully. Don’t rub the stencil side, though…only the ‘top’ side with the mesh texture all over.
Any ideas on British ink supplies? Or alternative inks? I’ve tried acrylic paint, but it’s not very good. Cheers, love PQ xxx
Could you please tell me where I can buy a gocco printer
Jennifer – there’s not many around now, I’m afraid. Your best bet is on the Flickr gocco group – http://www.flickr.com/groups/gocco/