The presentation video for Osten biennial of drawing skopje 2020 FB version
by Masaaki Sugita


This is the video added later with the End Credits and sound to
the presentation video for Osten biennial of drawing skopje 2020
as FB version



The process of Ganpi printing (Chine colle) of
Serial No. 1096 "the portrait of Anna"
by Masaaki Sugita






Mam and Choppi 1988-2000, copper and wood engraving prints collection
by Masaaki Sugita

This is the video about my small graphic works, one copper engraving and ten wood engravings by the subject; the daily life of My mother and her dog.





This is the video of the printmaking process of the portrait of Sysa Oleksandra
by Masaaki Sugita

Serial No. 1094
Creation year 2020
Edition 50
Title; The portrait of Sysa Oleksandra
Technique: burin, etching and aquatint on copper plate / C2, C3, C5, Chine cole
Plate size: 190 x 130 mm
Sheet size: 340 x 240 mm
Paper: Gampi on velin arches 250 g /m2 (Chine colle)
Prints: 13 kinds of prints:
1. 001-010 / Black ink only
2. 011-020 / Umber and Green border on the Green base color on Gampi, (019 / no base color, 020 / no Gampi)
3. 021-027 / Umber and Red border on the Magenta base color on Gampi, (026 / no base color, 027 / no Gampi)
4. 028-034 / Umber and Yellow border on the Yellow base color on Gampi, (033 / no base color, 034 / no Gampi
5. 035-041 / Umber and Blue border on the Blue base color on Gampi, ( 040 / no base color, 041 / no Gampi)
Drawing period: Jul 9 to 13, 2020, total 21.5 hours
Printmaking period: Jul 14 to 26, 2020, Total 84 hours / about 60 hours for burin work, 24 hour for etching work





This is the video of the printmaking process of the portrait of Yulia
by Masaaki Sugita

Portrait of Yulia
Serial No. 1095
Creation year 2020
Edition 40
Title; Portrait of Yulia
Technique: burin, etching and aquatint on copper plate / C2, C3, C5, Chine colle
Plate size: 190 x 130 mm Sheet size: 340 x 240 mm Paper: Gampi on velin arches 250 g /m2, Chine cole
Prints: 13 kinds of prints:
1. 001-007 / Black ink only
2. 008-014 / Sanguine and Green border on the orange base color on Gampi, (019 / no base color, 020 / no Gampi)
3. 015-021 / Blue grey and Red border on the Magenta base color on Gampi, (026 / no base color, 027 / no Gampi)
4. 022-028 / Red and Blue and Yellow border on the Orange base color on Gampi, (033 / no base color, 034 / no Gampi 5. 029-035 / Sanguine and Blue border on the Blue base color on Gampi, ( 040 / no base color, 041 / no Gampi)
Drawing period: August 21 to September 12, 2020, total 47.25 hours
Printmaking period: September 16 to October 19, 2020, Total 143.75 hours / about 8 hour for etching work





This is the video of the printmaking process of the portrait of Anna
by Masaaki Sugita

2020 by Masaaki Sugita
Copper engraving
Plate size 190 x 130 mm
Portrait image size 105 x 82 mm

I began to engrave the portrait of Anna on 17th November 2020. I have been engraving total 350 hours for 5 matrixes on 3 plates until now. It had been such a long project I couldnft expect at the start. I gave up the 1st Matrix to adjust the size for the previous portraits. The second photo has the modest but pretty smiling in the open air probably with the pleasant smell of field and the gentle breeze. The difficult point was the lighting. The natural light is rather the top light, and the photographer might use the flash light, so the lighting doesnft fully support to understand the modeling of the face, but rather confuses to understand 3D nature, although it is very good as a photo. This is the video of the copper engraving process of 5th Matrix. 2 x Speed Music 2001

Photo 1. 1st Matrix on 1st / Plate 27 November 2020
Photo 2. 3rd proof by 1st Matrix / 3 December 2020
Photo 3. 2nd Matrix on 1st Plate / 3 January 2021
Photo 4. 1st Proof by 2nd Matrix / 3 January 2021
Photo 5. 3rd Matrix on 2nd Plate / 16 January 2021
Photo 6. 4th Proof by 3rd Matrix / 18 January 2021
Photo 7. 4th Matrix on 3rd Plate / 2 February 2021
Photo 8. 13th Proof by 4th Matrix / 3 February 2021
Photo 9. 5th Matrix on 3rd Plate / 14 February 2021
Poto 10. 3rd Proof by 5th Matrix / 16 February 2021

2x speed
This is the copper engraving process of the last, 5th matrix on 3rd plate for 62 hours.

1 Transferring the sketch on the matrix by dotting with a needle
2 Engraving the outlines along the dots.
3 Engraving the hair lines
4 Engraving the texture of the cloths and the modeling of the neck
5 Engraving the eyes, eyebrows and lips
6 Engraving the modeling of the face
7 Retouching as I like to the finish or I give up.





This is the video of the printmaking process of Serial No. 1099 copper engraving
by Masaaki Sugita

Serial No. 1099
Edition 50
Title: Fragrance around the voice around
Technique: copper engraving (C2) Chine colle
Image size: 500 x 340mm
Plate size: 530 x 350mm
Sheet size: 590 x 390mm
Paper: Ganpi on Velin Archess 300g/m2
Working period: Jan 5 to May 17, 2022
engraving time: total 437.5 hours

This work would be done until the middle of March by the first plan with the aquatint process on the back, but I changed the plan of the treatment on back to the burin work only, for it would be troublesome work to masking the complicated image for etching, and I couldnft expect the sharp and smooth boundary by the masking.

I am going to print this work with several color inks and coloring for each small lot up to total 50 copies.

The last state is gAh. I printed 8 copies by the first state with black ink, but some parts ribbonfs lines lack ink on the strokes which were engraved deep on rough pitch, so I engraved lines between the deep lines. I printed 4 copies for the state gAh with red ink. Now I like color inks, lighter prints rather than heavy and grave. I have already an idea for the next work of the same size format.
May 21, 2022
Masaaki Sugita





the process of copper engraving, proof printing prints and
edition printing prints collection of Serial No. 1107 "portrait of Natalia"
by Masaaki Sugita

Serial No. 1107@(work number 1107 /2nd Matrix)
Title / portrait of Natalia
Edition 100
Printed on May 22 / Green first lot 1107001-008
May 24 / Blue first lot 1107009-016
May 28 / Red first lot 1107017-024
May 29 / Yellow first lot 1107025-032
June 6 / Black first lot 1107033-040
(40/100 copies have printed)
Image size 170 x 120mm
copper plate size 190 x 130mm
sheet size 340 x 260mm
Paper / Gampi on Velin Arches 250‚‡/‡u
Technique / copper engraving, Chine colle
Engraved on April 18 to May 22, 2023 (2nd Matrix)
Total work time151.8 hours
Five color variation / Green, Blue, Red, Yellow, Black