PRINTMAKING

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PRINTMAKING

• RELIEF PRINT

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HISTORY

• Woodcutting as an art form began as early as the
  5th c.
• Printmaking became popular in Germany in the 15th
  c. with artists like Albrect Durer and Hans
  Holbein
• Woodcut was widely used in Japanese art during
  the 18th c. Referred to as Ukiyo-e, meaning
  pictures of the floating world

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Shinsui Ito Girl With A Fan 20th c

• Toshusai Sharaku Ontani Oniji 1794

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Utamaro Two Women 1810

• Katsushika Hokusai
• The Great Wave Off Kanagawa

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Characteristics of Woodcuts

• Began as black and white images only, but
  layering and colour were later used
• Flat, solid shapes, dramatic colour, design and
  composition
• Historically used for theatre and portraits, but
  primarily landscape and nature since the 15th c
• Plays on the use of positive and negative space

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Qualities and Techniques

• The idea is to overlap transparent coloured
  areas, reinforced with dark lines, details and
  shapes
• Carve away the parts you want to stay the page
  colour (white)
• Lino is very similar to woodcut but it is easier
  to carve the surface and it gives you more
  precision and a greater variety of effects
• Can have small or large editions, and there is no
  need to destroy your plate because you work it
  away
• Woodcut techniques Bevelled carving (chiseling),
  denting, scratching, poking. Used to add the
  appearance of shading

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Process

• Draw or paint preliminary image
• Imprint the drawing FACEDOWN on the block
  (reversing the image) so that the result will be
  positive
• Background is to be printed FIRST and progress to
  the foreground until the final, and most
  detailed, layer last
• Always cut AWAY from yourself!!

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Moonscape Nick Wroblewski

• Angel with Stars Nick Wroblewski
• Vertical Hawk Nick Wroblewski

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Barn Nick Wroblewski

• Hawkpost Nick Wroblewski

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Colour Star Nick Wroblewski

• Land of Milk and Honey Angela Newberry

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Irisis Nick Wroblewski

• Amaryllis Nick Wroblewski

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Aster Nick Wroblewski

• Sandra Maureen Booth

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Rakeimage (project page) Nick Wroblewski

• Avocado Nick Wroblewski

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NOW ITS YOUR TURN

• Assignment Handout and demo
• Flash-Demo
• http//www.moma.org/exhibitions/2001/whatisaprint/
  flash.html