Wet Paint was an early and ardent
believer in the power of the Print Gocco, the personal printmaking device.
Though small in size and low priced,
Riso's Print Gocco Kit is no toy. The Print Gocco will produce professional
quality printing that in some ways will out-perform your local printer.
Either by itself or used in conjunction with
one of its accessories, the Print Gocco lets you create colorful designs
and lettering on paper, card stock, fabric, wood, three dimensional
objects and on large or small surfaces. You can even use the imaged
master to etch designs on glass. Print your own personalized greeting
cards, invitations, T-shirts, wrapping paper, party napkins, stationery
(including envelopes), business cards and more.
There's nothing complicated about the Print
Gocco. In fact, in Japan, where the Gocco originated, over one-third
of the households own and use a Gocco Printer.
There are essentially three steps to follow:
1. You will first need an original. The original
could be made up of hand drawn lettering and graphics or it could be
constructed using clip art, output from a computer printer or something
you might have photocopied.
2. A master is then prepared on the Gocco Printer
using flash bulbs similar to those used in camera flash units years
ago. With the original in contact with the Print Gocco master, the heat
from the flash bulbs is amplified (increased) wherever there is an image
on the original causing tiny openings to occur in the master.
3. The master is uniquely constructed in such
a way as to allow you to "sandwich" a layer of ink between
the imaged master and a transparent plastic film. The initial supply
of ink is sufficient to print 80 to 100 copies (or more) before you
would have to add more ink to continue printing additional copies. A
thin piece of foam material could be placed between each ink color permitting
many colors to be printed at the same time. Positioned back in the Gocco
printer, you simply place the card stock or paper on a platform and
lower the inked-up master into contact, apply some light pressure and
"voila!", you have a beautiful, high detail color print of
your original.
An imaged master is capable of printing thousands
of copies. If it's your stationery and you have finished the job, simply
remove the ink from the master and save it until the next time you need
more prints. You might even change the ink to match another paper color.
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