WOODBLOCK PRINTS | Jim Meyer: May 2010

About Woodblock Prints

Woodblock prints are one of the oldest of all forms of printmaking. In simplest terms, a woodblock print is made by carving out a design from the flat surface of a piece of wood, applying ink to the remaining surface - by a roller or a brush - and then pressing a piece of paper - by hand or a press - onto the inked surface. The piece of paper with the ink transferred onto it is a woodblock print, a piece of original art.

Woodblock prints are made either by printing from one block for a single color print; or printing from several blocks, using a separate color for each block (multi-block prints); or by printing from the same block for each successive color, cutting more parts of the block away after each color is printed (reduction prints).

Click here to see the stages of printing for a reduction print.

WOODBLOCK PRINTS | Jim Meyer

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