Chine Colle: A Printer's Handbook [Paperback]

Brian Shure (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2000

With this book, anyone can work successfully with chine colle. And it also a valuable and useful addition to any artist-printmaker's library. Brian Shure's thoughtful comments about paper and printing, his description of the colle techniques employed in China, his references to Balzac's story Lost Illusions, and his protrayal of Rembrandt's experiments with paper all provide a rich and engaging context for the carefully detailed process he describes.--Done Kelley, Assoc. Prof. of Art, Univ. of Cincinnati

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From the Publisher

Learn the process of chine colle in intaglio and lithography from making your own paste to drying your finished prints. Brian Shure, former master printer at Crown Point Press, has written a comprehensive technical handbook that is invaluable to any student, teacher, or artist in printmaking.

Product Details

• Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: Crown Point Pr; 1st edition (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891300156
• ISBN-13: 978-1891300158
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,440,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Answers and Context, June 8, 2001

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This review is from: Chine Colle: A Printer's Handbook (Paperback)

A straightforward handbook which is also very informative. Shure communicates the subject matter and techniques with uncommon clarity. This book is used by the printers at Pace Prints among others.

34 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth a dime, February 6, 2003

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Bethany Primrose "primroseproductions" (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chine Colle: A Printer's Handbook (Paperback)

I really had high hopes for this book, but was sadly dissappointed. All of the instructive photographs are taken from video stills and are very poor quality. None of the finished pieces are in color. There is no step-by-step for anything and the directions are vague, at best. As a printmaking student, I was hoping for a great new book to inspire me with ideas.... instead, I returned it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New book on Chine Collé available now (2009) by Crown Point Press, June 26, 2009

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Dana Zullo (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chine Colle: A Printer's Handbook (Paperback)

I am writing from Crown Point Press to let all the printers out there know to check out our new Magical Secrets book on Chine Collé by Brian Shure. It is available now in 2009 and is $55 with full step-by-step instructions and an instructional DVD. We are disappointed at the price gouging that is going on for our out-of-print version published in 2000.