japanese woodcut printmaking DVD VIDEO

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Japanese woodcut printmaking DVD VIDEO DOKUGAKU vol 4 (4h20minutes)

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Look at the video, and imitate, Do not you learn ? You can see most japanese woodcut techniques, methods with close-up video of handworks. You can see video with your PC and DVD player. Also, questions are solved by e-mail. Please send to me. (^^)/

Well then let me show you the contents.

DOKUGAKU 1 Various woodcut print / Tools and Materials

Difference taste in each method

Koinobori

One block (contrast of black and white)

Negative-print

Fujiyama

One block (contrast of black and white)

Making using taste in each chisel

White Room

Negative-print technique (on black-paper)

Anthurium

Multi-color decomposition

Sectional method

Fujiyama

Multi-color decomposition

Key-block method

Basic tool and materials Necessary tools and materials in each of the making process

Picture ( rough drawing of the design )

Tracing

Transcription

( how to prepare the block for printing etc )

Carving

( care of chisel etc )

Preparing for printing

Printing

DOKUGAKU 2  Making "koinobori" (one block) / Application to Multi-color

Making "koinobori"

One block (contrast of black and white)

Negative-print technique "Senbori"

Making is line-carving using veiner and knife

Picture ( rough drawing of the design )

Tracing

Transcription

( how to prepare the block for printing etc )

Various carving techniqe

"Kirimawasi" "Yagenbori" "kiwahori" "Sarai"

How to cut the "Kento". How to use the knife.etc

How to make the starch paste

How to moisten washi-paper

printing

motion of baren / brush. "ategami" etc

Application to one-block Multi-color-printing with " Inkokutasyokusuri "

Explanation of the one-block multi-color-printing by applying line-carving work "Koinobori".

Basically, one-block multi-color-printing is printed on black paper.

DOKUGAKU ３  Making "Fujiyama" (one block) using taste of chisel / Hand-cloring / Finishing the work

Fujiyama

One block (contrast of black and white)

Making using taste of each chisel

Picture ( rough drawing of the design )

Transcription

Directly transferred to the woodblock

Over-painting　"Sumiire"

Carving

using taste in each chisel. Block-gradation " Itabokasi ” etc

I recommend that you make the Kento. Even though one-block printing, you can print it many times by Kento, when you want the light and shade in the work.

Hand-cloring / front "Omotetesai" and back "Uratesai"

Front hand-coloring and Back(behind) hand-coloring, printing by using thin washi-paper "Mino paper". This back(behind) hand-coloring seen many works of Shiko-Munakata.

Finishing the work / using water-stick-tape