Definitely a big part of the fun is looking through the drawers of type, selecting fonts and designing the layout and all that. So, here is the wooden type that I picked out and arranged, set on the bed of the printer and ready to go. ("Bed"? Is that the right word? Still not overly confident with the lingo!) I do like how the extra wooden blocks for spacing are called furniture. (So maybe it is a bed.)
I was the first one to start printing so Niko was using my session as a demo for the class so she is here helping me get started.
In the end, I have the first colour down on the cards. Here are a couple of the test prints -
Another member of the class was taking lots of pictures for me, thanks Radhika!
5 comments:
Well this looks like you had a fun evening!
such a wonderful thing to learn how to do!
Boy, that press looks a little intimidating! I took a one day class a couple of years ago, and we used smaller table top presses. I can see you integrating this into your books very nicely!
This looks like a great workshop with Niko. Appreciate the pics, keep them coming.
Thanks Cynthia, TammieLeee, PP, and Carol!
Laura, they have some smaller table top presses too. I hope to try them before the class is over!
It would be great to incorporate some letterpress into my bookmaking. Although it's not as if I have any of the tools at my disposal under normal circumstances. I need a bigger house.
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