Our very first Gocco project! Mo and I spent the Saturday playing with each of our newfound loves, PG-5 and PG-11. It was a very educational and emotional experience. We learned a lot on this first double-date. Next time we will be more prepared when the Goccos decide to make a move on us!

I was a slacker and didn't have my design ready before our meeting, so I was still trying to draw up something. My gocco patiently waited for me to get ready. Mo was already starting with the screen burning.

My initial sketch. A simple character. This is to be printed in two processes. One print in gold for the fill, and one print in black for the outlines plus orange for the star.

Finally done with the original. I wanted to save screens, so I decided to put both layers (fill and outlines) onto the same screen. I used the provided carbon pen to finalize my drawings. (I don't know why it has to be carbon, I have not tried other pens.)

Mo looking excited and attempting her first screen. This part was pretty dramatic. The blue filter got into the way and fought a battle between her and her PG-5. Conclusion, don't use the blue filter unless you have a very dark and dense photocopy. The filter is to prevent the carbon getting all over the screen. But if your copy is weak, the screen will not burn fully and you will end up wasting lots of bulbs and screens! Mo and PG-5 turned out victorious in the end. Blue filter got pushed to the side.

A screen was burned, at last, and Mo inked the screen and is printing her first card.

First! It's pretty cool looking, it reminds me of old rusty photocopiers.

Me only just burning the screen. What a slowpoke. I was such a noob and didn't burn the images in the right orientation to allow space for the bigger papers to print. So I had to cut off the holder tab on the screen and rotate it, then tape the screen to the gocco so it'll hold in place.

Checking the results. It burned, but I think if my pen drawing was denser, the screen would've burnt more cleanly. There were a few streaks in the fill area that didn't get burned. It was acceptable in the end though.

Inking and making the first print.

Mo is way ahead of me

Pretty soon we had papers just lying all over to dry. You can see the different colors that were used on the screen.

Final products!

Oh yea, this one is my favorite.