Japanese Wood-Block Printing
Art Instructions
Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and probably originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.
As a method of printing on cloth, the earliest surviving examples from China date to before 220, and from Egypt to the 6th or 7th centuries. ukiyo-e is the best known type of Japanese woodblock art print. Most European uses of the technique on paper are covered by the art term woodcut, except for the block-books produced mainly in the fifteenth century.
This digital book provides a description of the craft of woodcutting & colour printing based on the Japanese practice. It includes drawings and illustrations by the original author and reproductions of collotypes showing various examples of printing techniques.
AND... It gives detailed instructions on how this beautiful art is created... covering the tools and techniques needed for you to begin woodblock printing yourself!
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CHAPTER I
Introduction and Description of the Origins of Wood-block Printing — Its Uses for Personal Artistic Expression, for Reproduction of Decorative Designs,
and as a Fundamental Training for Student of printed Decoration
CHAPTER II
General Description of the Operation of Printing from a Set of Blocks
CHAPTER III
Description of the Materials and Tools required for Block Cutting
CHAPTER IV
Block Cutting and the Planning of Blocks
CHAPTER V
Preparation of Paper, Ink, Colour, and Paste for Printing
CHAPTER VI
Detailed Method of Printing—The Printing Tools, Baren and Brushes
CHAPTER VII
Principles and Main Considerations in Designing Wood-block Prints— Their Application to Modern Colour Printing
CHAPTER VIII
Co-operative Printing
APPENDIX
Prints and Collotype Plates
ILLUSTRATIONS
Plan of Work-table
Block Mounted with Cross Ends to prevent Warping
Drawing of the Knife
Sizes of Chisels
Short Chisel in Split Handle
Mallet
Position of the Hands in using the Knife
Another Position of the Hands in using the Knife
Knife Cuts in Section
Diagram of Knife Cuts
Method of Holding Gouge
Clearing of Wood between Knife Cuts
Position of Register Marks
Register Marks
Register Marks (Section of)
Section of Colour-block
Drawing of Sizing of Paper
Cork of Ink-bottle with Wad for Preservative
Method of Re-covering Baren
Drawing of Brushes
Manner of Holding the Paper
Manner of using the Baren
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