Watermark woodblock prints and oil printing woodblock prints present the effect of what is different

General prints can include graphics printed prior to the industrialization of printing generally have the nature of prints. The concept of contemporary printmaking mainly refers to the conception and creation by the artist, through the plate making and printing procedures to produce works of art, specifically with knives or chemicals in wood, stone, hemp glue, copper, zinc and other plates carved or etched after the printing of the picture. The art of printmaking has always accompanied the invention and development of printing technology. Ancient prints mainly refer to woodcuts, but there are also a few copper engravings and overprints omitted.

There are two kinds of overprint woodcut prints. One is woodcut prints with oil-based pigments, called oil overprint woodcut prints. Due to the differences between Eastern and Western cultures, woodcut painters in Europe and the United States mainly produce oil overprints with strong colors and complex images. The other is water-based pigment and absorbent printing paper woodcut prints, known as watermark overprint woodcut. It has an oriental artistic interest and Chinese national characteristics, which maintains the knife interest and wood interest of woodcut. It also contains the charm and color of ink and watercolor, which is loved by people. Silk-screen prints are also known as hole prints.

It is like the industrial printing method of fabric, scraping and pressing the color from the mesh to the receptor, so it is also called screen printing. Currently screen printing is widely used in the commercial field. It can be used to print advertisements, packaging, road signs, clothing patterns and so on. It can be said that screen printed items can be found everywhere. With its fast, economical, flexible size, easy to make and print and widely welcomed by the community. Oil overprinting woodcut prints are printed items overprinted with colored inks and oil printing tools. The best printing ink is offset printing ink, printing tools and black and white woodcut printing tools are the same.

Using a rubber roller to roll the ink evenly on the color, the local color can be used oil brush or small cloth bag color. Oil overprinting can be printed by hand, stamped with a hard eraser (wood mushroom, horse eraser), or better yet, printed with a letterpress or intaglio machine. Prints overprinted with color are called color prints or overprint prints. Color enriches the artistic language and means of expression of prints, overprint prints are popular for their magnificent colors. There are two kinds of overprint woodcut, oil overprint and watermark overprint, each with its own characteristics due to different printing pigments and papers. China's watermark overprint prints are bright, fresh, elegant and lyrical, watery, full of charm and interest, unique techniques, forming a unique artistic charm of oriental art and distinctive national characteristics.