I nternet gathering place for custom rod builders
  • Custom Rod Builders - This message board is provided for your use by the sponsors listed on the left side of the page. Feel free to post any question, answers or topics related in any way to custom building. When purchasing products please remember those who sponsor this board.

  • Manufacturers and Vendors - Only board sponsors are permitted and encouraged to promote and advertise products on the board. You may become a sponsor for a nominal fee. It is the sponsor fees that pay for this message board.

  • Rules - Rod building is a decent and rewarding craft. Those who participate in it are assumed to be civilized individuals who are kind and considerate in their dealings with others. Please respond to others in the same fashion in which you would like to be responded to. Registration IS NOW required in order to post. You must include your actual First and Last name and a correct email address when registering or posting. Posts which are inflammatory, insulting, or that fail to include a proper name and email address will be removed and the persons responsible will be barred from further participation.

    Registration is now required in order to post. You must include your actual First and Last name and a correct email address when registering or posting.
SPONSORS

2024 ICRBE EXPO
CCS Database
Custom Rod Symbol
Common Cents Info
American Grips Piscari
American Tackle
Anglers Rsrc - Fuji
BackCreek Custom Rods
BatsonRainshadowALPS
CRB
Cork4Us
HNL Rod Blanks–CTS
Custom Fly Grips LLC
Decal Connection
Flex Coat Co.
Get Bit Outdoors
HFF Custom Rods
HYDRA
Janns Netcraft
Mudhole Custom Tackle
MHX Rod Blanks
North Fork Composites
Palmarius Rods
REC Components
RodBuilders Warehouse
RodHouse France
RodMaker Magazine
Schneiders Rod Shop
SeaGuide Corp.
Stryker Rods & Blanks
TackleZoom
The Rod Room
The FlySpoke Shop
USAmadefactory.com
Utmost Enterprises
VooDoo Rods
Goto Topic: Previous•Next
Goto: Forum List•Message List•New Topic•Search•Log In Or Register•Print View
fish imprint on rice paper... help.....
Posted by: Buzz Butters (---.ripon.k12.wi.us)
Date: April 13, 2011 12:07PM

Waaaaaaaaaaaay off topic but fishing related. In one of John Gierach's books he talks about a type of art where a fish is covered in ink or paint and then rolled, similar like a fingerprint, onto rice paper. the imprint of the fish on the rice paper is then framed and hung as art.

The other night while waiting for some color preserver to dry I watched a new TV show about taxidermists in Alaska. They did the same thing with a salmon and rice paper. But I didn't turn it on in time to hear what this method is called so I could learn more about it and try it myself.

Any help out there? Anyone? Bueller? Anyone at all?

thanks
Buzz

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: fish imprint on rice paper... help.....
Posted by: Thomas Brown (---.saw.usace.army.mil)
Date: April 13, 2011 12:12PM

I believe it is called Gyotaku.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: fish imprint on rice paper... help.....
Posted by: Eric Viburs (---.mw.usar.army.mil)
Date: April 13, 2011 01:06PM

This was just on "mounted in Alaska" the other day. Looked pretty cool. Think it on History channel.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: fish imprint on rice paper... help.....
Posted by: Larry Pollock (---.gci.net)
Date: April 13, 2011 01:27PM

They also do imprints up here in Alaska using textile paints and muslin cloth.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: fish imprint on rice paper... help.....
Posted by: Rena Hall (---.oc.oc.cox.net)
Date: April 13, 2011 01:28PM

Buzz,

Here is how to imprint fish on rice paper

[www.ehow.com]

Rena

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: fish imprint on rice paper... help.....
Posted by: Keith Kato (---.cheemarkham.com)
Date: April 13, 2011 02:33PM

Check out a Hawaii artist named Naoki for his gyotaku prints at gyotaku.com.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: fish imprint on rice paper... help.....
Posted by: Donald Becker (---.169.popsite.net)
Date: April 13, 2011 03:11PM

Some additional instructions

[www.takeogyotaku.com]

Don Becker

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: fish imprint on rice paper... help.....
Posted by: Dave Winn (---.dsl.mindspring.com)
Date: April 13, 2011 05:46PM

You can do a pretty cool tshirt by painting the fish, latex or what ever paint you have. put the tshirt over an old pillow & press the fish into the shirt, remove the fish carefully. Some come out amazing & some not so amazing. the second pressing most of the time is better than the 1st. The first one I ever did was for a customer back when I was guideing. He wanted his 9 lb bass mounted & left it with me, after a while I called him & he could not afford the mount, so I tried this & sent him a coupla shirts. he sent me more customers to guide & they all wanted their fish shirt. Almost went hog into the shirts.

probly should have

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: fish imprint on rice paper... help.....
Posted by: billy broderick (---.sub-174-252-128.myvzw.com)
Date: April 13, 2011 06:10PM

I have done this many times! Its really cool. The hard part has been finding the rice paper. I iron it under a towel afterwards. I have done a snook then drea in the lateral line. Also a small tarpon then added the irradescent eye. Never got one that wasn't a little smudged so never framed but I will get a good one some day. You need watersouable ink.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: fish imprint on rice paper... help.....
Posted by: Buzz Butters (---.ripon.k12.wi.us)
Date: April 14, 2011 09:11AM

Thanks much everyone. Just the info i was looking for......
Buzz

Options: Reply•Quote


Goto: Forum List•Message List•Search•Log In Or Register
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
Click here to login
Webmaster