Mokuhanga: Japanese Woodcut Tutorial
Mokuhanga: Japanese Woodcut Tutorial
In this four-session one-on-one tutorial, scheduled at mutual convenience with the Master Printer, students will explore the essential techniques of mokuhanga, traditional Japanese woodblock printing.
Materials are included.
About the course
In this four-session tutorial with the Master Printer, students will explore the essential techniques of mokuhanga, the Japanese woodcut technique of ukiyo-e, the "floating world." The first two sessions will cover planning and carving techniques, with the final two sessions dedicated to printing.
Learn the kento registration system, carving technique, preparing a drawing for carving, coordinating among multiple blocks to develop a complex print, using watercolor pigments to achieve painterly effects.
Mokuhanga is open to students of any level, but is better suited to students with some experience in relief printing.