Moku hanga carving blocks6/27/2023 I tend to do an initial carving, proof, and then carve more deeply and add detail. Chatter is what happens when part of the block isn’t carved deeply enough and the print accidentally picks up the texture. I was surprised by how well the sumi-ink wash sat over the yellow curve. I learned a lot from my first proof (in printmaking a proof is a draft). I remember at that point in the year we were still supposed to go back to school in person, but the infection rate made that look increasingly unlikely. The death rate (yellow) was rising, but always lags behind. Our infection rate (red) had just spiked. The curves in the background of the image come from the infection rate and death rate in the US at the end of July. I decided to create a relatively simple block so that I could focus on the printing process, especially as I was more familiar with carving. Learning the kento registration system from Annie Bissett’s online workshop. Luckily, a version of the workshop was offered online. When Covid hit, and I found that I had to teach advanced students online, learning Mokuhanga became truly urgent. However, I’d been warned it has a particularly steep learning curve. I was drawn to the translucent layers of Mokuhanga and the potential for working at a larger scale. Because I often don’t have access to a litho press, I was looking for another medium to combine with screenprint. In earlier series, I often combined screenprint and lithography. My goal was to learn Mokuhanga, or Japanese Woodblock, with Annie Bissett. I originally planned to spend a couple of weeks at a residency at Zea Mays Printmaking. Wood varies a lot, so some woods may be harder to carve and deal with, but stuff like Shina from McClains is very forgiving imo and works well with mokuhanga techniques + has enough grain to see without it being overpowering.Hello! I am finally posting about the work I was doing in late July and August. I've seen okay results with linoleum for mokuhanga methods, but it is often more work to get okay results. Water based ink is also applied differently, and is thicker than the nori paste mixture (though tbh it still is a struggle to print compared to oil based due to the dry time while printing) - basically the water based ink can cover the block with a brayer bc it is slightly watered down acrylic paint while nori mixtures tend to have a larger water content and it beads and doesn't evenly apply to linoleum the way it can with wood. Linoleum it doesn't absorb much at all, so it ends up looking overinked very easily. With mokuhanga, the water based mixture is soaking into the wood a bit and the print often shows the texture. In the case of explicit pornography or gore, we do expect you to tag your post as NSFW. We do not expect you to tag your posts as NSFW if they contain artistic nudity. This way, a singe user doesn't crowd out other printmakers work on the front page. While we love enthusiastic printmakers, we limit posting to once per day. Posts submissions are limited to once per day. If you have a question that goes unanswered, you can ask it again after a week.Ħ. ![]() A different picture of the same work from a different angle is not new content. NFTs, crypto art, and AI generated art are not appropriate anywhere in the sub.ĭo not repost the work you have shared previously to get more exposure. There is a monthly thread specifically for shops and social media links. This applies to posts, titles, comments, flairs, watermarks or captions on images/videos. We do not allow unsolicited links to shops, social media handles and other information shared with the intent to promote your brand/online presence. When using other works as references, please give credit where credit is due to the best of your abilities in a manner that is clear in your post. If misrepresenting others work as your own, further moderator action may be implemented beyond post removal. This sub is not for industrial or home office printing needs, or commercial printmaking productions. ![]() We welcome mixed media and experimental work within these disciplines, as well as risograph, letterpress, and cyanotype. This sub is for traditional, hand pulled prints in mediums such as relief, intaglio, lithography, and screenprint. ![]() Be kind to each other, hatred or toxicity will not be tolerated.Īrt is subjective, please be respectful when offering critique to your fellow printmakers.Īll posts must be related to printmaking as an art-form or any topic that is relevant to this sub.
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