Uploaded May 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
This is the most recent update to the Ukiyoe Heroes print series, showing a general overview of how 'Infestation' was made. It was shot in the Seseragi Studio workroom of woodblock printmaker David Bull in Tokyo during April of 2013.
The completed print is now available for purchase over on Jed's website at: ukiyoeheroes.com
(There have been requests for more information on the webcam mentioned in the video. You can find it at:
woodblock.com/webcam )
This is the most recent update to the Ukiyoe Heroes print series, showing a general overview of how 'Infestation' was made. It was shot in the Seseragi Studio workroom of woodblock printmaker David Bull in Tokyo during April of 2013.
The completed print is now available for purchase over on Jed's website at: ukiyoeheroes.com
(There have been requests for more information on the webcam mentioned in the video. You can find it at:
woodblock.com/webcam )










![Woodblock Printing Process ... in 3-D spatial audio
In this video, Tokyo-based woodblock printmaker Dave Bull shows the entire process of making a batch of prints (8 sheets) from blank paper to finished print - in POV style (from the printers Point Of View) - with each of the colour impressions happening in an uncut, unedited, uninterrupted flow. The viewers can get a very good feeling for the rhythm of the process, and can see just how the pigment/paste balance is controlled along the way.
As a kind of bonus, the entire video was recorded using binaural microphones embedded in Daves ears - you hear _exactly_ what he heard, at every step of the way. (Use headphones!) The recording of each segment was done starting around 3:00 am, when Asakusa is as quiet as possible, but even then, there are residual sounds interrupting along the way (the occasional truck passing by, some rainfall for a few of the impressions, and unavoidably a large air conditioner on a building a few blocks away …)
The print used for this demonstration is ‘The Demon King’, which was designed for us by Jed Henry, creator of the famous Ukiyo-e Heroes prints. It is available as part of our Portraits Set #1’ subscription series; information here: https://mokuhankan.com/subscriptions/portraits.html
[Note: there is no narration included in this video, in an attempt to bring you into the undisturbed world of a printers work. If there is enough interest, we could perhaps upload a second cut of this video, with Dave explaining things along the way ...]
The Mokuhankan website:
https://mokuhankan.com/index.html
Jed Henry’s Ukiyo-e Heroes:
https://ukiyoeheroes.com
Our Twitch stream (live three times a week):
https://www.twitch.com/japaneseprintmaking
The Mokuhankan Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/mokuhankan Woodblock Printing Process ... in 3-D spatial audio](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tGnd5w_a2q8/mqdefault.jpg)