
- 112 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Making Japanese Woodblock Prints
About this book
Japanese woodblock printing is a beautiful art that traces its roots back to the eighth century. It uses a unique system of registration, cutting and printing. This practical book explains the process from design drawing to finished print, and then introduces more advanced printing and carving techniques, plus advice on editioning your prints and their aftercare, tool care and sharpening. Supported by nearly 200 colour photographs, this new book advises on how to develop your ideas, turning them into sketches and a finished design drawing, then how to break an image into the various blocks needed to make a print. It also explains how to use a tracing paper transfer method to take your design from drawing to woodblock and, finally, explains the traditional systems of registration, cutting and printing that define an authentic Japanese woodblock.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Drawing and Designing the Print
- 2 Transferring the Design Drawing onto the Wood
- 3 Cutting the Kento to Create Registration
- 4 Cutting the Woodblock
- 5 Paper Preparation
- 6 Preparing for Printing and Taking Practice Prints
- 7 Shadings and Other Printing Techniques
- 8 Editioning and Final Printing
- 9 Additional Carving Techniques and Tool Sharpening
- Suppliers
- Glossary
- Index