GYOTAKU – THE ART OF MAKING A FISH RUBBING
Gyotaku is a Japanese word. Gyo = “fish”, taku = “rubbing”
A traditional Japanese method of printing fish. It dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing was first used by fishermen in an effort to “work smarter not harder”. Instead of carrying all their fish to market, they simply made a paper rubbing of the fish with sumi ink and rice paper, and displayed the print at the market.
Written directions and “how-to” videos are below.
Cleaning & Preparation
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Inking & Printing
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Drawing and Painting
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Printing T-Shirts
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Final Steps
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Written Directions
Here are links to the two pages below for you to download if you want.
How to Gyotaku 8.5×11 version_Page_1
How to Gyotaku 8.5×11 version_Page_2
