Back on the days where camera wasn't born yet, the fishermen sail with ink and rice-straw paper not to paint with their hands, but to print fishes. The old art of fish rubbing is called Gyotaku.
Gyotaku follows the same procedure with ukiyo-e or woodblock prints. The fish is simply stamped into paper. Before, the primary purpose is to get the dimensions of fishes for the record, and was considered as an art now.
This technique has catched the attention of artists, and many are still interested to improve the art. The bigger and rare the fish, the harder and more valuable the art gets.
Multicolored Gyotaku
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Eel Art
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Fugu (Pufferfish)
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Koi Art
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Needless to say, Gyotaku artists also tried the technique with different marine animals as their medium of art, and they made equally beautiful art.
Shrimp Art
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Octopus and its intricate tentacles
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Shell print
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With just ink and fish, you can now make a great art! Would you be interested to give it a try? Here's last one to inspire you.
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