GS Imprint Offset was developed to make editioned prints from tonal drawings, line work and colour originals without having to translate them into another graphic language first.
The kit brings together the selected surfaces, papers, handling tools and printed manual needed to begin working with the method in a controlled way.
It is not a mass-produced craft pack. It is a small-batch studio kit assembled around a tested artist’s process.
The method uses a prepared carrier surface, inkjet ink, suitable paper, moisture and hand pressure to transfer images to paper. It is especially suited to expressive drawings, charcoal marks, line work, mixed media originals and tonal images where slight variation and surface character are part of the result.
The process is simple in principle, but the quality of the print depends on preparation, timing, pressure and the judgement of the person using it.
The kit contains the materials and tools found most useful in developing and refining the method. It is intended both for reliable printmaking and for careful experimentation.
- 3 polypropylene sheets for print work
- 2 smaller polypropylene sheets for surface testing
- Fine wet-abrasion material for preparing the sheets
- Awagami Washi Hosho Select 80 gsm
- Gerstaecker 150 gsm paper
- Cartridge paper 80 gsm
- Small quantities for testing and comparison
- 2 natural sponges
- Spray bottle
- Soft Japanese hake brush for water application
- Small bottle of blue degreasing liquid
- Applicator sticks
- 1 pair of gloves
- 1 hand-finished 3D printed Shuttle baren
- Designed for applying pressure across wider and narrower areas
- A5 instruction manual
- Method notes
- Paper and printer guidance
- Examples and troubleshooting observations
The value of the kit is not that the materials are mysterious. The value is that they have been selected, tested and brought together around a working studio method.
It gives you a controlled starting point, so that your first experiments are shaped by a tested process rather than a random pile of materials.
As with any print process, the skill lies in judgement: how the surface is prepared, how the paper is handled, how pressure is applied, and how the image is allowed to carry its own character into print.
The method requires an inkjet printer. Laser printers use dry toner fixed by heat and do not produce the wet, mobile ink film needed for this transfer process.
Different printers, inks and papers behave differently. The manual supplied with the kit explains the working principles and what to test first.
The GS Imprint Offset Kit is assembled in small batches. It is suitable for artists, printmakers, mixed media practitioners and anyone interested in transferring tonal images to paper through a controlled hand process.
Ordering is handled through the shop page, where stock can be controlled directly. When a small batch has sold out, ordering can be paused until the next batch is assembled.
For ordering, please use the shop page. For demonstrations, future workshops or other enquiries, please contact George Sfougaras through the website contact form.