Documentation
How Brayer works, module by module, and how a print exchange runs.
Written from the app as it is, with its own screens. Start with the module you are standing in, with the exchange guides if someone just sent you a join code, or with the bench notes if you want the technique before the software.
Brayer for iPad
The six modules of the iPad app, from the first pencil line to the numbered edition.
- 01Getting startedWhat Brayer is for, how a project holds the six modules, and where your work is kept.
- 02The Library and projectsMaking a project block-first, reading the module dots, filtering and sorting the grid, and printing the QR block label.
- 03DesignThe canvas locked to your block: tools, ten layers, mirror and threshold views, registration marks, and the handoff to Separate and Carve.
- 04SeparateTurning an image into printable colour layers: three methods, print order, protected regions, the print simulator, and exports at 1:1.
- 05Carve planTransfer guides at true size, depth regions, gouge picks from your own kit, registration jigs, and calibrating your printer so 1:1 means 1:1.
- 06Studio logSessions and hours at the bench, the ink recipe library, papers and paper tests, and the tool inventory with its sharpening schedule.
- 07EditionsSetting up an edition with its proofs, pulling and recording impressions, pricing, certificates of authenticity, and the sales reports.
- 08Exchange in the appRunning a print exchange from the iPad: roster, submissions, messages, colophon, mailing labels, and committing a project.
- 09Relief bundlesWhat a .relief file holds, the privacy switches on export, how import handles conflicts, and the round-trip guarantee.
Print exchanges
Organizing a print exchange and taking part in one, on the web or in the app.
- 01What an exchange isA portfolio swap explained, the organizer and participant roles, and how the website and the iPad app split the work.
- 02Organizing on the webSetting up the specification, sharing the join code, building the roster, and running the exchange from your browser.
- 03Joining with a codeWhat the join page shows, what the join form asks for, and what "full" or "not open" mean.
- 04Sending and receiving printsThe participant panel: your print and bio, marking prints sent with proof, checking off what arrives, and messages.
- 05Mailing labels and colophonPrinting Avery 5160 labels from the roster, writing the colophon's front matter, and what the printed colophon contains.
- 06Privacy in an exchangeWho sees your email, address, payment status, and messages inside an exchange, and how to delete your account.
- 07Frequently asked questionsShort answers about joining, privacy, money, and the colophon.
Tips and technique
Bench notes: registration, reduction order, inks, paper, keeping records.
- 01Planning a reductionWhy cutting order matters, counting your passes before you start, and why the ghost print earns its keep.
- 02Registration that holdsKento, Ternes-Burton pins, T-bars, and corner tabs, and why paper and damp are half the problem.
- 03Printing at true sizeWhy "fit to page" ruins a transfer, how to check a print against a real ruler, and mirroring for the common transfer methods.
- 04Ink recipes worth keepingWhat to write down about a mix, why a physical swatch matters more than the memory of a colour, and how to make a recipe reusable months later.
- 05Numbering an editionDeciding the edition size, what AP, PP, TP, and HC mean, the BAT, and why an edition closes for good.
- 06Running a good exchangeAn organizer's checklist: a clear brief, a realistic deadline, an edition size that covers the roster, and the colophon at the end.