The Art of Woodblock Printmaking
Woodblock printmaking is a wonderful medium, full of surprise and beauty, and a traditional art form that is also contemporary. Learn how to create woodblock prints, starting with your ideas and moving through each step: designing, cutting, offsetting, registering, and printing with both translucent and opaque colors. Techniques taught in this course will draw on the tutor’s studies in China, and her own teaching-practice.
Students should develop their ideas, initially from how to create atmosphere and impact, through to the use of symbolism and tradition. Guided by tutor Merlyn Chesterman, students will learn all the techniques they need in order to develop their own handwriting and voice in the future.
We will start with exercises in cutting before working in black and white, following on with making an underblock to enhance the 'master block'. There will then be opportunities for students to work at different scales and on subjects of their own choosing.
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Woodblock printmaking is a wonderful medium, full of surprise and beauty, and a traditional art form that is also contemporary. Learn how to create woodblock prints, starting with your ideas and moving through each step: designing, cutting, offsetting, registering, and printing with both translucent and opaque colors. Techniques taught in this course will draw on the tutor’s studies in China, and her own teaching-practice.
Students should develop their ideas, initially from how to create atmosphere and impact, through to the use of symbolism and tradition. Guided by tutor Merlyn Chesterman, students will learn all the techniques they need in order to develop their own handwriting and voice in the future.
We will start with exercises in cutting before working in black and white, following on with making an underblock to enhance the 'master block'. There will then be opportunities for students to work at different scales and on subjects of their own choosing.
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