Best printmaking books according to redditors

This image was designed as a full-page recruiting advertisement by Alfred Leetefor the front page of the London Opinion on the 5th of September 1914.

In the book "Your Country Needs You: The Secret History of the Propaganda Poster" James Taylor argues that this image was not made into a poster at all during the war. The newspaper reprinted the image a week after the first run and offered to sell postcards of the image, but none of these postcards exist today. The Telegraph had a good article about this subject about a year ago.

The image was made into a poster by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, but we are not yet at the 100th anniversary of that one.

The Imperial War Museum popularized this image after the war, and it become the iconic image associated with British WWI propaganda, and the concept has been used around the world.

Here's a few examples of posters the original image inspired with rough dates, places, and authorship.

Note: I've been linking to this comment a lot throughout the thread because I see many people doubting the claims or asking for sources and am just trying to get the information out there so if you've seen my link multiple times sorry, but I just want to clarify that although I do not agree with the OP's personal views at all, what he said about there being scrip at concentration camps DOES seem to have support from multiple sources that I don't have a reason to doubt.

I can't support all his claims, but it turns out Auschwitz scrip actually does exist and is on display the at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. It's also stated from the second source that it was issued by the camps as a means to improve worker productivity.

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I also found a secondary source now, Auschwitz.org, which references scrip as well as a camp canteen offering cigarettes (no mention of movies) and free visits to the bordello.


Source Note: This website belongs to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, and there is no reason the information on it shouldn't be factually correct.


Found some more sources, the Jewish Virtual Library has an article on it. The site looks kind of sketchy, but looking at it it's run by the American-Israeli Cooperation Enterprise, who's goal is partially to provide educational materials and help people research Jewish history and culture, so I don't have too much reason to doubt it's validity.

Here's the article, which is interesting.


The article in question also cites a book called Jewish Ghettos’ and Concentration Camps’ Money (1933-1945) by Zvi Stahl, a lecturer at the Israel Numismatic Society. It seems like you can buy the book on Amazon, it was translated from it's original Hebrew.

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You could get [this] (https://www.amazon.com/Guide-United-States-Paper-Money/dp/0794844103) or another one in the top bar for valuations. They're reprinted every year with updated values. I just use [this site] (http://www.antiquemoney.com/old-five-dollar-bill-value-price-guide/) though.

Ebay is the best bet but there are other forums and such. If someone has 10,000 sales and no negative reviews your note is definitely going to be real...

I bought a $10 Hawaii overprint note off a guy and it came a bit bent because he only taped it to cardboard on one side instead of 2. I gave him a neutral review and he got really pissed and said he would have offered me a 30% refund instead of taking a bad review if I had told him first. I told him I thought leaving a bad review would influence his business practices more and I didn't want him to get off easy slacking on shipping etc... Point is those sellers care big time about providing high quality notes.

Make a point to try and win auctions though. Many of the buy it now postings are 10-30% overpriced in my opinion. Not all but you're better off participating and knowing your top number for a note you want to buy.

Same grading companies as coins. PCGS, NGC, etc.

Unfortunately there are no quality printmaking magazines out there to my knowledge. Art on Paper was a real gem, but they folded last year. There are, however, a bunch of great blogs and websites. If you're looking for specific technique instruction, for litho there is no more definitive source than Tamarind. http://tamarind.unm.edu/tam_techniques.html

For more general techniques across all printmaking disciplines, Bill Fick's Printmaking guide is a great resource.http://www.amazon.com/Printmaking-Complete-Guide-Materials-Processes/dp/0205664539

Online I would recommend printeresting.org From there you can find a bunch of other stuff on the links page, but I check printeresting every day, and every printer I know does too.

Since you mentioned woodcutting, you might enjoy this video of Bill Fick showing off his great linoleum technique.http://billfick.com/2011/02/07/anatomy-of-a-linocut/

the printmaking bible is a good overall package, also nontoxic intaglio printmaking, if you do intaglio, because, even though it might be a little outdated, you neeeeeeeed not forget how toxic printmaking can be.

https://www.amazon.com/Printmaking-Bible-Complete-Materials-Techniques/dp/0811862283/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505943667&sr=1-1&keywords=printmaking+bible

https://www.amazon.com/Non-Toxic-Intaglio-Printmaking-Keith-Howard/dp/0968354106/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505943608&sr=1-3&keywords=nontoxic+printmaking

get his from the library: http://www.amazon.com/The-Printmaking-Bible-Materials-Techniques/dp/0811862283

http://www.youtube.com/user/CatspitProductions

Most platen presses work the same way, so there are no individual manuals for specific presses - just parts lists and oiling lists (as others have noted).

If you want a good book on the process of platen press printing, the gold standard is Platen Press Operation by George Mills (sadly out of print and only available at very high cost). Good alternate options are General Printing by Cleeton, Pitkin & Cornwell and Elementary Platen Presswork by Polk.

Here's 2 which I've used quite a lot:

Linocut for Artists and Designers by Nick Morley

[Screenprinting: The Complete Water-based System by Robert Adam & Carol Robertson]
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/Screenprinting-Complete-Water-based-Robert-Adam/dp/0500511152)

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. General Issues. 1368 - 1960
https://www.amazon.com/Standard-Catalog-General-Issues-1368-1960/dp/1440242674/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1495863136&sr=8-3

I don't know, I don't have it. check out the "look inside" preview: https://www.amazon.com/Standard-Catalog-United-States-Paper/dp/1440245231

You should check out this book
It's a great guide for beginners.


Also, consider getting a speedball starter kit, just to get a feel for things? I just screen printed my first shirt last weekend with one and had a lot of fun!

When I first started I read Print Liberation: The Screen Printing Primer. I found it to be a great read and also made screen printing seem very approachable. It has good explanations and lots of step-by-step pictures.

I think Ryonet's stuff is overpriced and of medium to low quality. Buy a book called Print Liberation and use their setup. I went to school for two years for screen printing and have been doing it for another four years at pro shops and was blown away with what they suggest. They'll tell you what you'll need. :)

Another vote for TOSS here! When I was where you are, I went out and bought [this] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/160433309X/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_Emy8wb6GE7CZT) thinking I'd get SO much satisfaction out of using it when I returned mail. But I also knew it would rile them up, so I chose to continue the silence. Give them nothing, not even a thought. Let your DW get the mail for a couple weeks and tell her just to toss anything from the Ns without reading them, unless you ever plan on going for a C&D or RO, in which case, keep them.

Enjoy your birthday and Easter!

There are several variables that come into play, but you should be able to get 10-15 quality prints in any case, and maybe more. The two main factors are pressure (required to transfer the ink) and abrasion (from cleaning, etc)

Things that affect longevity would be:

1. greater detail = faster degradation. Unfortunately. You can hand-print on thinner paper, and this will decrease the pressure on fragile lines.
   
2. carving style. If you carve deeply, without a widening base to support the linoleum, it will crumble faster.
   
3. number of runs. The more you wash and scrub your block, the shorter its lifespan will be.
   
   Check out this complete guide to printmaking for pros/cons and how-to's for many types of printmaking.
   
   I can send you some other good resources when I get home..
   
   

Hm. There aren't too many books that span graphic design history. It is rather extensive, as you can imagine. One that can give you a rather general overview is Megg's History of Graphic Design. Despite its Euro-centrism and other issues, it'll at least provide a general overview and let you highlight specific areas you might want to research further.

Another, though more limited in scope (or, should I say, focused) is The British Library Guide to Printing: History and Techniques and the better, but significantly more expensive / harder to find, Printing 1770 – 1970.

Anyway, some starting points for you.

https://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Banknote-Concept-Reality-Science/dp/064309427X