Название: Block Printing: Techniques for Linoleum and Wood
Автор: Sandy Allison, Robert Craig
Издательство: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 081170601X
Год: 2016
Страниц: 92
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 10.1 MB

Block printing is a centuries-old art form first practiced in Japan, China, India, Korea, and elsewhere. It can be used to create fine art prints, illustrations, greeting cards, gift wrapping, posters, advertisements, and numerous other graphic works on paper. It can be done on fabric as well. While many block prints have a distinctive look and spirit, they can vary widely, from simple and bold to delicate and filigreed.

Traditionally, blocks for printing have been carved from wood, but they can also be created from linoleum, which is relatively inexpensive and readily available. (Both materials are suitable for making fine art prints: Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse worked extensively with linoleum, as did the German Expressionists and artists at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art in London.) Tools and carving techniques for wood and linoleum are similar but differ in important ways; hand-printing techniques are basically the same.

This book covers the basics of working with both linoleum and wood. It starts with selecting sketches that would work well as block prints and demonstrates an easy way to transfer sketches to the surface of a block. It covers carving tools and the proper ways to carve linoleum then moves on to inking techniques. Printing by hand and pulling a print are covered in detail, as are editioning and registration and clean-up techniques.

• Detailed, illustrated instructions for selecting tools, paper, and ink; carving both linoleum and wood; and printing by hand in one color or more to achieve professional results
• Techniques can be used for art prints, posters, signs, invitations, greeting cards, gift wrap, and fabric
• Expert tips on registering, editioning, tearing down paper, and cleaning up
• Includes an annotated gallery of finished prints that feature the artist's comments