The 90-minute video below demonstrates the making of a batch of woodblock prints “from blank paper to finished print” from the printer’s POV. It is a fascinating look at the complex process. In the video below, Tokyo-based printmaker Dave Bull shows the entire process of making a batch of woodblock prints from blank paper to finished print – in PPOV style (Printer’s Point Of View) – with each of the impressions happening in an uncut, unedited, uninterrupted flow, of ten sheets per color. The viewers can get a very good feeling for the rhythm of the process, and can see just how the pigment/paste balance is controlled along the way.

Bull is a Canadian-born artist who heads the Mokuhankan studio in Asakusa, Tokyo, and is known for his traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques, as well as collaborations like Ukiyo-e Heroes with illustrator Jed Henry. He produces prints through his publishing venture, Mokuhankan, and shares the process through platforms like his YouTube channel .”

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