Introduction to Color Prints

Color enriches the artistic language and means of expression of printmaking, and overlay printmaking is popular for its magnificent and colorful colors. Color overlay woodblock is divided into two kinds of oil color overlay and watermark color overlay, which have their own characteristics due to the different printing pigments and papers. China's watermark overlay prints with bright, fresh, light, lyrical features, water color, rich flavor and interest, unique in the technique, the formation of the Oriental art unique artistic charm and distinctive national characteristics.

Watermark prints are printed on absorbent paper with water-based pigments, which can produce the contrasting effects of wet and dry, light and dark, solid and weak, and the touching changes of water rhyme and ink color, which are full of interest.

The color of prints is different from that of paintings. No matter how many colors are set, the characteristics of prints should be maintained, which are neither oil paintings nor Chinese paintings. Generally speaking, the color of printmaking should be simple, concise and generalized, with the least color overprinting a rich color effect, seeking richness from simple simplicity, and winning more with less. The method of color printmaking is to divide the plate according to the drawing first, and several colors should be carved several plates. Carve a good and then a version of a version of the overprint is completed. Watermarking version of the available woodblock, can also be used for paper, blow molding version. Only pay attention to the use of color marking, in order to ensure that each plate are overprinted accurately. Printing paper to maintain a certain degree of humidity, printing tools are special Malian and brown rubbing. This is the multi-plate color overlay method (or called split-plate color overlay method). Can also use pen color method and a version of the multi-color overprint method, the latter two methods are easier.