Woodblock printmaking

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

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This is the second article in a series about the artists of the sosaku hanga (creative prints) movement which took place in Japan during the early-to-mid 20th century. Artists involved in this movement held to the idea that for a woodblock print to be considered “art” rather than a commercial print, each step (design, carving, and printing) needed to be carried out solely by the artist rather than by separate artisans. According to Oliver Statler, Koshiro Onchi (1891-1955) could be called a…

Shinshou Fuji (Fresh Praise Mt. Fuji). Picture book of poems about Mt. Fuji by MAEDA Yugure. Mt. Fuji in autumn. Koshiro Onch was the leading Sosaku Hanga artist and art theorist . In 1939, he founded the First Thursday Society (Ichimokukai), which was crucial to the postwar revival of the sosaku hanga movement. The society held artist gatherings once a month in Onchi’s house. Members such as Gen Yamaguchi (1896–1976) and Junichiro Sekino (1914–1988) discussed subjects of prints. The…

How to Carve a Picture on a Woodblock: I have been fond of carving versatile pictures on woodblock since childhood. When I was 7 years old, my parents presented me with a special woodcarving set so that I could carve pictures of my own. Since that time, woodcarving has become my hobby, w…

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.

Woodcut Engraving 3.5″ x 4.5″

Freyja Caskie ~ Printmaker on Instagram: "One of the new engraving blocks I’ve been working on. I’m excited about these ones as they’re a bit different than my usual square/rectangular formats. I’ve finished engraving this one and have 2 more in progress. I’m hoping they’ll go well as a series. Just waiting for some new paper to arrive from Japan @awagami_factory and I’ll be test printing them ☺️ #artprocess #artprocessvideo #printmakingprocess #printmaking #woodengraving #woodengravingprint

I've written about white line printmaking on this blog a few times and have done some partial white line in some of my moku hanga prints, but I've never done a real Provincetown style white line print myself. Until this weekend, that is. Unlike the multi-block polychrome woodblock prints you see in my blog, a white line print is a polychrome print made with a single block. The outlines of the drawing are v-grooves carved with a knife, v-gouge or narrow chisel and then watercolors are…