What are the characteristics of woodcut?

Wood carving is to use a knife instead of a pen, so that the knife marks and wood texture on the layout have an artistic charm similar to that of traditional Chinese painting, which is called "knife taste" and "wood taste" As far as woodcut is concerned, it can not only be slender and exquisite, but also depict the fengshen of character events with simple knife method. It emphasizes the intensity of depiction, the contrast between black and white, and the relationship between the depth of three-dimensional black, similar to sculptures and inscriptions. It is particularly vivid and powerful, paying special attention to the depiction of God, which makes people feel energetic and impressive. The artistic characteristics of woodcut: try to express the wood taste with the true color of the object; Ingeniously using the technique of "leaving black" to give special treatment to the depicted characters and obtain the unique artistic effect of printmaking; Give full play to the characteristics of carving watermark, so that large pieces of carving have a strong artistic effect; Through ingenious composition, the theme is set off by different styles such as fullness, density and simplicity. Woodblock prints are an important category of China fine arts. The unique taste of knife wood makes it have independent artistic value and position in the history of China culture and art.