Making Japanese Woodblock Prints

by Laura Boswell

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785006555
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	11/08/2019
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Laura Boswell is a landscape printmaker working exclusively with linocut and traditional Japanese woodblock. She has trained in Japan, studying woodblock printmaking with master craftsmen, and her work is inspired by Japanese style and design. She is an elected member to the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Drawing and Designing the Print 13

2 Transferring the Design Drawing Onto the Wood 25

3 Cutting the Kento to Create Registration 35

4 Cutting the Woodblock 43

5 Paper Preparation 55

6 Preparing for Printing and Taking Practice Prints 65

7 Shadings and Other Printing Techniques 81

8 Editioning and Final Printing 91

9 Additional Carving Techniques and Tool Sharpening 97

Index 105

Glossary 107

Index 109