Woodblock printmaking

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This is a Set of prints produced by Toshi Yoshida to demonstrate the woodblock printing process. This set is unsigned, but marked with the artist’s stamp and titled.This set comprises eight woodblock ...from

We’ve put together this complete guide to choosing the best wood for woodcut printmaking. We also explain how to prepare your wood blocks to get the best finish on your final prints.

Expert printmaker Jill Watton explains what you need to do Japanese woodblock printing (Moku Hanga) and how it differs from Western woodblock printing.

Hey Everyone! I'm excited to tell you that Crafttuts+ posted a new tutorial of mine on how to carve and print your own woodblock . It's ver...

I’m putting this post together for some upcoming classes at Zea Mays Printmaking and Pyramid Atlantic Art Center and in it I’ll be showing a few examples of white line prints to help students prepare images for the workshops. The white line woodblock method was founded in the early 1900s in Provincetown, Massachusetts, by a group of artists who were interested in Japanese printmaking but grew tired of the tedium of cutting a block of wood for every color as that method demanded. These…

I’m putting this post together for my upcoming Woodblock Class at Zea Mays Printmaking (Feb. 23-24, 2013) but by all means read it if it interests you. In the post I’ll be showing a few possible ways to compose and prepare an image for woodblock with an emphasis on preparing simple images that can realistically be finished in two very short days using mokuhanga techniques. 1. The Traditional Keyblock Method (not good for a short workshop) The traditional method used by the ukiyo-e artists…