The current issue of Pudding

The current issue of Pudding, issue #23, compares the Print Gocco B6 HiMesh screen with StencilPro HiRes screen. Read more about this issue below.

Pudding will cease publication after 1 more issue

I plan to stop publishing Pudding when I complete issue 24. We're currently at issue 23 right now, so there will be 1 more issue. Yes, I am very behind! My apologies.

I am no longer accepting new subscribers at this point. Individual issues are available as listed below.

Subscribers who have already renewed past the end of 2007 will start receiving a new publication in 2008.

The new publication is yet unnamed, but it will follow the traditional artist's book subscription format. Unlike Pudding, where each issue is a test and goes out warts and all, the new publication will be finished artworks. Details to come.

Save Gocco

For information about Print Gocco being discontinued, please see www.savegocco.com.

Pudding Information

Pudding is the Print Gocco proof magazine. Published 4 times a year, roughly every 3 months, Pudding tries a variety of methods, tools, and paper surfaces when printing with the Print Gocco. Occasionally a month is skipped, but with a subscription you will always receive the correct number of issues, but over a longer period of time.

Included in each issue is Pudding Notes, the technical information and evaluation of the print; a short note of readers' suggestions and responses, if any, is also included. Also eventually, there will be a portfolio for storage, and an index.

There are several issues that are out of print, the Technical Notes for these issues are now available as PDF files to download. Look for them next to the descriptions for each out of print issue.

To see detailed descriptions of the current and back issues, scroll beyond the subscription information.

(The images to the left are details from The Rite of Spring, a 4-color process print, and Nigrum, an artist's book. To see more examples of gocco printed work, go to Prints & Artist's Books page.)

Single Issue Purchases for US Residents

The current issue is $3.50 and back issues are $4.50 each starting with issue 19, and $3.50 each for older issues. To order individual issues, use the US Residents Add to Cart buttons next to each of the issues described below (payment through PayPal). If you would like to pay with a personal check, please contact .

Other International Single Issue Purchases

The current issue is $4.50 and back issues are $5.50 each starting with issue 19, and $4.50 each for older issues. To order individual issues, please use the International Add to Cart buttons next to each of the issues described below (payment through PayPal). If you would like to pay with a personal check, please contact .

Pudding Current Issue

Summer 2007, issue 23: StencilPro HiRes vs. Gocco

In this issue, I compare the StencilPro HiRes screens with the regular Gocco B6 HiMesh screens. Different weights of straight lines, fonts, font sizes, and a solid were printed for this test.

Pudding Past Issues

Spring/April 2007, issue 22: More alternative paints & inks.

In this issue, I compare 4 different brands of oil paints -- Van Gogh, Williamsburg, Winton, and Gamblin.

Winter/Jan 2007, issue 21: Alternative inks, paints, and pigments.

This is a topic that comes up often, and in this issue, I try Golden acrylic paint, Van Gogh oil paint, and also a fun test -- mixing custom gocco inks with eye shadow pigments!

Out of Print

Technical data will be available on-line soon.

Fall/Oct 2006, issue 20: Which Riso Gocco Inks Contain Carbon?

A few weeks back, I put a new design on a screen that had previously been used but still had enough space left for my new design. I flashed it, and imagine my surprise when I discovered that the green ink stain that was there from before had flashed through, rending both my old and new designs unusable. This issue tests which of the darker gocco inks will flash through.

July 2006, issue 19: Printing on glass. Different fonts and a solid were printed at different pressures and hold time.

Due to the difficulty of actually shipping glass strips through the mail, this issues comes with colorcopied versions of the actual printed glass strips. To see a 800x400 scan of the best and worst printed results, please click here.

Out of Print

Technical data will be available on-line soon.

Mar 2006, issue 18: Paper, font, and pressure tests. The translucent papers tried were Canson Vellum and Nepal Light.

Out of Print

Technical data will be available on-line soon.

Jan 2006, issue 17: Paper, font, and pressure tests. The papers tried were Hahnemuhle Ingres and Strathmore Drawing.

Out of Print

Technical data will be available on-line soon.

Nov 2005, issue 16: This issue shows examples of printing grayscales and the effects of pressure on the resulting image.

Out of Print

Technical data will be available on-line soon.

Sept 2005, issue 15: This issue tries fabric printing using the fabric inks for Gocco. Three types of fabric were tried: mostly cotton knit, cotton poly knit, and 100% cotton broadcloth.

Out of Print

Technical data will be available on-line soon.

July 2005, issue 14: The topic of Gocco printing on transparencies come up often, and there are different opinions on how well it works. This issue tries Gocco printing on two types of transparencies -- those made for laser printers, and those made for inkjet printers. Additionally, the inkjet printer types have a coated side and an uncoated side; both sides were tried.

Out of Print

Technical data will be available on-line soon.

May, 2005

There was no May, 2005 issue of Pudding.

March 2005, issue 13: An example of CMYK printing. Several people have expressed interest in seeing an example of a CMYK print, so here is one that shows the 4 states -- cyan, cyan + magenta, cyan + magenta + yellow, and cyan + magenta + yellow + black.

Top: shown are different pages of this issue. Bottom: the original image used; it is a detail from one of my paintings.

Out of Print

Technical data will be available on-line soon.

Jan 2005, issue 12: Compares the results of prints made with the help of Fun Foam and without. Fun Foam is a thin, spongey material available at craft stores, and several experienced printers have said it helps them achieve a more even print. In this issue, I reprint test strips created for the Nov/04 (No. 11) issue, but this time, with a piece of Fun Foam inserted behind the plexi glass. I also print the cover page twice, once with and once without Fun Foam, so you can do side by side comparisons. This is a good companion issue to the Nov/04 (No. 11) issue.

Out of Print

Technical data will be available on-line soon.

Nov 2004, issue 11: Compares the results of using a b&w copier original vs. a laser printer original; also compares using the Artwork Cleanup Paper vs. not using Artwork Cleanup Paper on both of these.

Out of Print

You can read the technical data here (it's a small pdf file).

Since this issue is referenced in the Jan 2005 issue, I will also scan the images from this issue so that it's available to print out; will do that soon!

Sept 2004, issue 10: printing the negative space, and in addition, tries 2 different types of black paper -- Stonehenge Black (blackened with a colorant) and Arches Cover Black (blackened through a chemical process). Cover is French Speckletone Black, coloring process unknown.

Out of Print

You can read the technical data here (it's a small pdf file).

July 2004, issue 9: printing the negative space; a variety of fonts from 18pt to 12pt were tried.

Out of Print

Technical data will be available on-line soon.

May 2004, issue 8: tests Rives BFK dampened, Rives BFK dry, and YUPO, a synthetic paper suitable for both oil painting and screenprinting. A variety of text sizes and fonts are tried, along with a solid.

Out of Print

You can read the technical data here (it's a small pdf file).

March 2004, issue 7: tries 3 different types of paper - Japanese Natural Mulberry, Arches Water 140lb cold pressed, and Mohawk Superfine Text. A variety of text sizes and fonts are tried, along with a solid.

Out of Print

You can read the technical data here (it's a small pdf file).

January 2004, issue 6: tests the trasparency levels within each line of the Gocco inks, ie, how well they layer over each other; inks tested included Pastels, Watercolors, Japanese Colors, Process Inks, and also custom mixes from Watercolors, Japanese Colors, and Pastels.

Out of Print

Technical data will be available on-line soon.

November 2003, issue 5: tries out a variety of media to create a print with texture and shading. The media tried were: pencils, pastel, conte, charcoal, graphite, gouache, watercolor pencils, and acrylic.

Out of Print

Technical data will be available on-line soon.

September 2003, issue 4: step by step instructions to create a duotone print using b&w copier outputs.

Out of Print

Pdf of technical data to come.

July 2003, issue 3: printing the 4 new pearl colors on black, sage, and lava red Tiziano.

Out of Print

You can read the technical data here (it's a small pdf file).

May 2003, issue 2: text & graphics on both sides of masa unwaxed.

Out of Print

Technical data will be on-line soon.

February 2003, issue 1: printing 4 metallic inks over 6 different color backgrounds.

Out of Print

No technical data was written up for this issue; eventually I hope to add it.