Woodcarving knife method

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It is called "woodcut" or "woodcut". A kind of printmaking. It belongs to relief printing. All the pictures on the plane board are carved with different types of knives according to the drawings, and the unnecessary parts are carved into intaglio, and then the oil or water-based pigments are rolled on the left relief board and printed on paper, which is generally called "woodcut", which is the earliest print form at home and abroad. The plates used are pear wood, boxwood, white peach wood or three plywood and five plywood, and the surface is delicate.

Create woodcuts

A kind of woodcut prints. In woodcut creation, painting, engraving and printing are all done by one person. In this way, the author can fully express and give play to his creative desire and artistic characteristics in the woodcut art of self-painting, self-engraving and self-printing. The new woodcut advocated by Lu Xun is to use a knife instead of a pen, put the knife straight, and do not imitate or copy it, so that the works have distinct artistic creativity.

Copy woodcut

A kind of woodcut prints. Painted by a painter and carved by a mechanic. Woodblock prints include three basic production processes: painting, carving and printing. If these three works were created by different authors, and copied other people's pictures and carved with woodcut techniques, so as to achieve the effect of the original painting, it is called "copying woodcut".

woodcut printmaking

A kind of woodcut prints. Refers to the prints carved on longitudinal section wood (such as desktop or box board) with triangular, square and circular grooved blades. Using this carving knife, you can chisel freely on this board, giving full play to the characteristics of knife cutting and wood. Although it can't be carved too finely, it can create a rough or beautiful artistic style. Most popular woodcut prints in China belong to this type.

Mukou woodcut

A kind of woodcut prints. Refers to a knife made of solid steel bars, which uses thin and strong fibers to carve marks on wood (such as chopping boards). Because this kind of wood fiber stands evenly, the resistance is even when cutting, and it is not easy to break, so it is suitable for fine carving. Large area, need to be cut into pieces. At the same time, various lines can be carved by using different acute angles at the incision of the cutter head. For example, the acute angles of the blade are arranged in a zigzag manner, and a plurality of neat flat lines can be carved by one knife. Most of the fine works carved by European printmakers belong to this type.