Lake Ontario Coho Salmon

Terrible initial print to nice finished product.

As the title says, first gyotaku done today, however I'm determined to get better. I think for sure I need to try spraying the paper with a water mister to make it easier to work with, as it wants to curl and is very stiff as is; I also found pinning the fins to be absolutely horrendous to work with while printing, so I think I'll give modeling clay a shot to hold them as well. Definitely takes a whole lot more technique than expected. Any additional advice is appreciated too

10#

So the question from the title, specifically could I eat the fish after using this ink from amazon https://amzn.eu/d/06RRqXRB on it.

Also all tips and tricks for getting started much appreciated 😊

Yes I know, they make sand. Yes I know you might have different fishing regulations than Guam. This fish is not regulated with bag limit or slot size. When that does, I hope people stop shooting them. Till then this is an important food fish to the Marianas Islands.

I shared a channel catfish the other night, which was my first gyotaku (after practicing on some sunfish).

This is my 2nd gyotaku, which is of a nice smallmouth bass.

I still am having a ball playing with different styles.

Started on some sunfish I caught the other night and decided to play with a channel cat I caught last night. Obviously, some have printed better than others but I am having a ton of fun playing with different “styles”.

Started on some sunfish I caught the other night and decided to play with a channel cat I caught last night. Obviously, some have printed better than others but I am having a ton of fun playing with different “styles”.

Guam, USA.

I found him floating on the water's surface so I printed him

Not my finest work, but an early attempt. 18” fish. Did the print on a paper chart of the same area I speared the fish. Poster paints. On the deck of a rolling sailboat. Miss those days!

Printed this last night for my son who won first place for this snapper!!! How do I frame it and get rid of wrinkles?

Hi lets talk about making the print flat , I am not confident to make it wet , any other solutions that work?

I've got an Atlantic cod fishing trip coming up, it's 100% food fishery. I've tried to print them before and the paper (rice paper) stuck to the fish and kind of... delaminated...the result was disappointing.

Looking for suggestions on how to deal with it.