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The Working ShoreWorkshop practices on the Chesapeake

Printmaking

Proofing by hand, notes from the press

From cut block to pulled sheet: the proofing routine of a small shoreline press, documented impression by impression.

Both hands lifting a fresh proof from an inked linoleum block on a small press bed, black ink glistening under a work lamp
(photo caption).

(introduction, 2 paragraphes : la presse, le bloc, et ce que la page documente).

Setting the press for a first proof

Reading the impression

Registration without jigs

(titre du tableau : réglages de presse contre défauts d'épreuve).

Editioning at a working pace

Frequent mistakes to avoid

  • (erreur 1, concrète et observée).
  • (erreur 2).
  • (erreur 3).
  • (erreur 4).

(conclusion, 1 à 2 paragraphes).