WOOD-BLOCK PRINTING BY THE JAPANESE METHOD
- Introduction and Description of the Origins of Wood-block Printing; its uses for personal artistic expression,for reproduction of decorative designs, and as a fundamental training for students of printed decoration.
- Plate II.—Key-block of the print shown on the frontispiece.(The portion of wood lying outside the points of the mass of foliage is left standing to support the paper, but is not inked in printing.)
- General Description of the Operation of Printing from a Set of Blocks
- Fig. 1.—Plan of work-table.
- Plate III. The Baren, or printing pad.(The pad is actually 5 inches in diameter.)
- Description of the Materials and Tools required for Block-cutting
- Fig. 2.—Block mounted with cross ends to prevent warping.
- 1. THE KNIFE
- Fig. 3.—Drawing of the knife.
- 2. CHISELS
- Fig. 4.—Sizes of chisels.
- 3. MALLET
- Fig. 5.—Short chisel in split handle.
- Fig. 6.—Mallet.
- Plate IV. Colour block of a print of which the key-block is shown on page 5.
- Block Cutting and the Planning of Blocks
- CUTTING
- Plate V. Impression (nearly actual size) of a portion of a Japanese wood block showing great variety in the character of the lines and spots suggesting form.
- Fig. 7.—Position of the hands in using the knife.
- Fig. 8.—Another position of the hands in using the knife.
- Plate VI. Reproduction of an impression (reduced) of the key-block of a Japanese print showing admirable variety in the means used to suggest form.
- Fig. 11.—Method of holding gouge.
- Fig. 12.—Clearing of wood between knife cuts.
- Fig. 13.—Position of register marks.
- Fig. 15.—Register marks (section of).
- Fig. 16.—Section of colour-block. A. Colour mass. B. Depression. C. Surface of Plank.
- ERRORS OF REGISTER
- Preparation of Paper, Ink, Colour, and Paste for Printing
- PAPER
- Plate VII. Impression of a portion of detail from a Japanese woodblock (very nearly actual size).
- Fig. 17.—Drawing of sizing of paper.
- INK
- COLOUR
- PASTE
- Detailed Method of Printing
- THE BAREN OR PRINTING PAD
- TO RE-COVER A WORN BAREN WITH BAMBOO SHEATH
- Fig. 19.—Method of re-covering baren.
- BRUSHES
- Fig. 20.—Drawing of brushes.
- PRINTING
- Fig. 21.—Manner of holding the paper.
- Fig. 22.—Manner of using the baren.
- PRINTING FROM COLOUR-BLOCKS
- PRINTING OF GRADATIONS
- OFFSETTING
- DRYING OF PRINTS
- Principles and Main Considerations in designing Wood-block Prints—Their Application to Modern Colour Printing
- Co-operative Printing