Making Woodblock Prints

Making Woodblock Prints PDF Author: Merlyn Chesterman
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847979041
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
Woodblock printing is an ancient art form, which produces beautiful, subtle and lively pieces with just a few simple materials. This book introduces the art, and shares technical information and ideas for those with more experience. A wide range of exciting examples of printed woodcuts are shown along with advice on materials and tools, and a step-by-step guide to sharpening. Techniques to achieve quality prints and perfect registration are covered too. Drawing on the vibrant living traditions from China and Japan, it is both a technical guide and an inspiration. Beautifully illustrated with 160 colour photographs.

Making Japanese Woodblock Prints

Making Japanese Woodblock Prints PDF Author: Laura Boswell
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785006568
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 286

Book Description
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.

Gauguin

Gauguin PDF Author: Gloria Lynn Groom
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300217013
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
An unprecedented exploration of Gauguin's works in various media, from works on paper to clay and furniture Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a creative force above and beyond his legendary work as a painter. Surveying the full scope of his career-spanning experiments in different media and formats--clay, works on paper, wood, and paint, as well as furniture and decorative friezes--this volume delves into his enduring interest in craft and applied arts, reflecting on their significance to his creative process. Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist draws on extensive new research into the artist's working methods, presenting him as a consummate craftsman--one whose transmutations of the ordinary yielded new and remarkable forms. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this book includes essays by an international team of scholars who offer a rich analysis of Gauguin's oeuvre beyond painting. By embracing other art forms, which offered fewer dominant models to guide his work, Gauguin freed himself from the burden of artistic precedent. In turn, these groundbreaking creative forays, especially in ceramics, gave new direction to his paintings. The authors' insightful emphasis on craftsmanship deepens our understanding of Gauguin's considerable achievements as a painter, draftsman, sculptor, ceramist, and printmaker within the history of modern art.

Japanese Woodblock Printing

Japanese Woodblock Printing PDF Author: Rebecca Salter
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824825539
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Of all the sophisticated traditional arts and crafts of Japan, woodblock prints are probably the most widely known in the West. The bold yet refined compositions are as fresh to the Western eye today as they were when they first came to the attention of the Impressionists in the nineteenth century. With their fluid lines, intricate carving and delicate colors, Japanese prints are still as fascinating as ever. In this book, Rebecca Salter takes us through the history of the Japanese woodblock, discusses the materials, tools, and papers available (and their Western equivalents) and shows how to get the most out of them through interesting step-by-step projects. The work of an international group of artists shows the varied and exciting prints being produced today.

Practical Print Making

Practical Print Making PDF Author: Louise Woods
Publisher: Book Sales
ISBN: 9780785806554
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
A complete guide to the latest print techniques, tools, and equipment covers such subjects as linocut, woodblock, wood engraving, relief, and printing; and provides step-by-step instruction for a variety of projects.

The Woodcut Artist's Handbook

The Woodcut Artist's Handbook PDF Author: George Alexander Walker
Publisher: Firefly Books
ISBN: 1554070457
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
A clearly written, practical and illustrated handbook to woodcut techniques and printmaking, both a how-to book and reference for printmakers, designers and collectors that includes finished examples by accomplished woodcut artists.

Modern Japanese Prints - Statler

Modern Japanese Prints - Statler PDF Author: Oliver Statler
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462909558
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 355

Book Description
Featuring over 100 unique prints, Modern Japanese Prints is a testament to the continuity of Japanese art and creativity. By far the most vitally creative group of artists working in Japan today, modern print-makers are truly international in appeal. Although they owe much of their heritage to the famous ukiyoe techniques of the past, they depart from their forebears in at least two important respects. In the first place, whereas in the ancient ukiyoe tradition a print was the joint production of three men— the artist-designer, the artisan who carved the blocks, and the printer—these modern artists perform all these functions themselves, thus satisfying their demands for individual artistic expression at every step of the creative process. Another distinguishing feature of this artistic school is that its inspiration is derived neither solely from its own Japanese past nor solely from the West. This book carefully traces the history of the modern print movement through detailed discussions of the life and work of twenty-nine of its most noteworthy and representative artists. It describes vicissitudes which the movement has undergone and the high artistic ideals which have motivated its members in spite of public apathy and the hostility of the traditionalists.

Making of a Japanese Print

Making of a Japanese Print PDF Author:
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462904041
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 15

Book Description
This unique Japanese art book shows step-by-step how a Japanese woodblock prints are produced in layers. Woodblock printing is at the same time a very simple and a very complicated art. It is simple by modern standards because no machinery, not even a press, is used. The finished print in this book and the pages which so graphically present its development in color are produced by photo-offset from original woodblocks.
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