A modified Lamp Housing will enable only half to be used when printing B6 Print Masters by inserting a simple divider into the Lamp Housing.
Everyone eagerly awaits release of the new B5 model and as a GOCCOclub member you will receive any news first!
GOCCOclub on-line NEW members can now register on the Internet by entering this address -http://www.nehoc.com.au/GOCCOclub
Please note this service is for new members only.
Coming soon - The GOCCOclub will soon have available on the Internet, past editions for down loading and a special members feedback section.
We understand not all members have access to the Internet, however, please do not become concerned if you can’t log on, you will be able to receive information separately (see next edition).
Competition resultsFantastic results from last years competition again ensure Australia remains at the forefront of PRINT GOCCO on the international stage.
RISO have announced the winners of the 1998 22nd
International Handmade Printed Works Competition including a prestigeous Gold Prize to an
Australian.Australia/ New Zealand region received 6 prizes, including a prestigious GOLD PRIZE by Miss Deanna Taylor of Victoria. At only 5 years old, Deanna is the youngest ever GOLD PRIZE winner from Australia.
View Deanna’s entry ‘A Fairy
called Rose’, plus all the winners and many more entries in colour. Visit the on-line Art Gallery
Summary of 1998 winners -
GOLD PRIZE
- Deanna Taylor (VIC)Silver Prize
- Shawn Myer (NSW) Fine WorkWin a PG KUMIPON
A massive flow of entries from last edition’s competition sees both an increase of prizes available and an expansion into two categories - Postal and E-mail entries.
Scroll down for this edition’s questions and send your entries away today.
Website Expansion
The increasing traffic through the NEHOC website has seen an upgrade in server power and connections to T3 lines providing your information faster than ever before.
Log on to see details of:
New Ceramic Section
‘Card’ Competition - pictures & results in the Art Gallery
There are now 10 main sections on the Internet, with new sections under construction, including a GOCCOclub section for members!
More information next edition!
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Jodie McIntyre is in 3rd year of Teaching at University and recently received an Art assignment that allowed very little construction time and posed a few difficulties. How could a simple PRINT GOCCO help - in more way’s than one!
Project: Create a piece of art which will be displayed to brighten up an area of the campus. Students must use at least three construction mediums.
When art is only one subject, amongst maths and phychology, a task such as this can be a very donating to the inexperienced artist. The limited time and the constraints of using at least three mediums ensured that the artwork would incorporate at least one form of a set print or stamp.
Jodies knowledge of printmaking and screen printing from her art classes gave her an idea that would incorporate painting, print making and screen printing (covering the number of mediums required) - yet how to make it quick and cheap?
Jodie settled on a final site for her artwork and also the design. Four seperate pieces of art showing the four seasons of the year based around a tree.
Jodie thought PRINT GOCCO was a card printing machine, however after visiting the Internet web site and contacting her supplier for advice. PRINT GOCCO was a gift from the gods, or so Jodie thought as her Art assignment took shape.
Quote: "PRINT GOCCO saved me so much time and actually made the assignment which I was dreading fun"
How PRINT GOCCO helped -
A hand painted background, to create the sky and grass was firstly painted with screen printing ink. A Screen Printing screen of a tree was created in the PRINT GOCCO, and over printed onto four pieces of the paper. Finally a PRINT GOCCO Print Master, overprinted the leaves to complete the picture.
Quote: "I used shan paper
(similar to fine Japanese paper) to highlight the detail of my GOCCO prints. The Screen Printing screen also was fast and easy to make. I didn’t realise how simple and inexpensive the GOCCO is to use, without it I wouldn’t have created such a wonderful piece of art and I didn’t even have to draw anything."Want to know what everyone else prints?
Thank’s to Jodie, a GOCCOclub member, we are able to tell you how others use their PRINT GOCCO system. The GOCCOclub want real stories from you, our members.
We want to hear from you today! If you have a printing story , situation or unique printing idea - Tell Us! If you use PRINT GOCCO in your business and want to give your business some promotion, contact us now - It helped for Masha and it will help you.
Everyone loves their GOCCO - so let’s help each other learn and experience - Contact the GOCCOclub by mail or e-mail today!
GOCCOclub Competition
Congratulations go to Mr Harold Jeffery of South Australia who e-mailed the correct answers to last editions questions. Harold has won a complete Stamp Kit for Cloth and also additional Stamp Inks for his speedy response.
Last editions answers:
1) ‘PG10 Super’ is now the PG-11
2) 29 Paper ink Colours - Don’t forget S-498 White
3) 4 Stamp Inks in each Stamp Kit for Cloth (S-112)
Answer these questions for a special PRINT GOCCO KUMIPON pack
KUMIPON is a PG accessory produced by RISO that enables a B6 Print Master to be used as a small stamp, similar to a rubber stamp. Difficult to describe, but loads of fun to experiment and play with.
Questions:
1) How many competition prizes did Australia receive?
2) What was Gold Prize winning print from Miss Deanna Taylor called?
3) How many sections does the NEHOC website now have?
4) When marbling ink, is your predominant colour on the top or bottom?
5) What colour are the grid lines on PG Artwork Layout Sheets?
Prizes to E-mail and Postal Entries
Send your answers to:
The GOCCOclub
PO BOX 175, Narrabeen NSW 2101
or E-mail: goccoclub@nehoc.com.au
Special Note: PG KUMIPON are not available for purchase separately in Australia, please do not ask your supplier for stock.
Hints & Tips
Printing PG Coasters with PRINT GOCCO
How many people do you know who have their own printed coasters?
Coasters add a great dimension to any party, business or special occasion. Here is a
simple guide to printing PG coasters and some hints to save you time and mone.
Registration of your design
Two methods can be used, as follows:
Use the top and side edge of the pad table, with your fingers as a guide to ensure the coaster does not protrude over the side.
Place a coaster on a blank piece of B6 card and draw around the edge of the coaster. Cut out the circle just created to form a simple template. Place the B6 card onto the pad table – creating a printing template to align the coaster.
Imaging your artwork
Align your artwork onto a coaster in the final printing position. Place the coaster onto the pad table and align by using one of the methods outlined above. With your coaster correctly aligned, image your print master as per normal – ensuring your artwork is free of moisture!
Inking your design
For best results, use ink blocking, as this will provide many more prints before re-inking is required and stop your ink from spreading on your Print Master.
Printing your design
With registration taken care of, printing technique is very simple. PRINT GOCCO coasters are a nice absorbent surface and shouldn’t cause any problems with blotching or bleeding. Important points to note: Solid areas will run out of ink first and, as this area begins to lose ink, you will need to hold your printing time longer so the coaster can absorb the required ink. DO NOT PRESS HARDER – PRESS FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
A newly developed range of ceramic mediums from Ceramic Glazes of Australia, has given PRINT GOCCO power to decorate ceramics using revolutionary methods.
Transfer Printing Transfer Printing is a new and exciting method of decorating both flat AND curved ceramic surfaces.How it works!
Screening the special underglaze ink through a RISO screen onto artwork clean-up paper, the design is then transfered from this paper onto the ceramic piece, hence ‘transfer printing’.
How to find our more!
Details are available now on the Internet in the Ceramics section.
If you currently decorate ceramics, contact the GOCCOclub and advise what you are currently doing, so we can provide you the information you need.
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If you have a good eye and can place the picture straight onto your artwork then your alignment is not a concern, however for best results and perfect alignment, PG Artwork Layout Sheets are ideal. Artwork Layout Sheets have a blue grid background (which will not photocopy) and small sticky adhesive spots to hold your artwork. By using the grid lines to align your artwork, you are sure that no matter how many small pieces of artwork you use all will line up straight.
With your artwork aligned simply make a photocopy and you are ready to make your Print Master with great artwork!
Dependant upon the style of the design you chose, you may wish to print in a single colour or use the most common method for borders and corners - Marbling!
Here’s how simple it is to
marble your ink
Select a series of colours to blend
Place the first of the colours onto a mixing plate (or similar), beginning with the colour you wish to be the least predominant
Repeat this process with additional colours, graduating to the final colour which is to be the predominant colour in the mix
Once all colours are laid, slice through the ink horizontally with a palette knife 4 times then vertically 4 times
Using the palette knife, scoop up the sliced ink and place onto the Print Master. Complete until design area is covered – you are now ready to print!
Use caution not to stir or blend to ink at any stage