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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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Print Gocco Accessories & Inks
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Gocco Accessories
& Quantity Break Pricing
You can nearly all available Print Gocco
accessories right here on this website.
Plus, you can save money when you buy in quantity.
Here's how it works.
At Wet Paint, we offer quantity break pricing
on all Gocco accessories, including ink. We give a quantity break of 15% off on any combination of Gocco accessory
purchases (everything we offer except the Print Gocco machine PG-5 set) over $100 and 20%
off on purchases of Gocco accessories of $200.
Because of the current logistics with our web shopping cart, these breaks
aren't reflected in your estimated price, but we do honor these discounts
when processing your order here at the store.
So when you order next time, you may want to
stock up-- again, this is for ANY combination of Gocco products. Yes, that means you can buy tubes of ink,
screens, bulbs, cleaner, etc., in any quantity-- once your purchase
ascends $100 dollars (and later, $200), the quantity discounts kick
in!
The PG-5 Set
The Print Gocco PG-5 unit (pictured above) is a more compact unit that uses the same inks & accessories as the old B6 model. The bulbs have a different nesting system: they twist tight rather than pushing & twisting against a resist. The screens have a better nesting system also: they have a channel on each side of the press window into which they slide.
More compact & hence more portable, the PG-5 takes the same supplies & offers the same
brilliant possibilities for creating your own screen printed artwork, cards & projects. This set includes everything you need to get
started, including screens, inks, bulbs, a drying rack & more!
Beautiful Inks
There are over thirty ink colors for paper
including solid tones (including interesting traditional Japanese colors),
metallic, pastel, and pearlized. An additional seven colors are available
for fabric printing. Using a unique blocking system to keep colors separated,
you can print two, five, ten or more colors at the same time. Additionally,
several ink application techniques can be employed to enhance the print
- marbling, pointillism, rainbow pattern and gradation.
Great Accessories
Several accessories are available that add
to the capability of the smaller format Print Gocco. One, a Stamp Kit,
allows you to mount the inked-up master on a tacky pad equipped with
a handle so that you can move it (the master) away from the Gocco Kit
to print on fabric, wood and other surfaces. Another, the Screen Kit
PG, provides a large format master (5 3/4" x 8") that uses
screen printing ink and a squeegee to print on T-shirts, for example.
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