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  2. Woodcut - Wikipedia

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    The Four Horsemen c. 1496–98 by Albrecht Dürer, depicting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking.An artist carves an image into the surface of a block of wood—typically with gouges—leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts.

  3. Conservation and restoration of woodblock prints - Wikipedia

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    Insects and pests can destroy woodblock prints by eating through the paper or leaving droppings that stain the paper. A common cause of holes in Japanese woodblock prints is the deathwatch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum). These beetles were commonly found in wood used to build furniture in the Edo period. Woodblock prints that were stored on ...

  4. Provincetown Printers - Wikipedia

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    The "Provincetown Print", a white-line woodcut print, was attributed to this group. Rather than creating separate woodblocks for each color, one block was made and painted. Small groves between the elements of the design created the white line. [3] Because the artists often used soft colors, they sometimes have the appearance of a watercolor ...

  5. Wood engraving - Wikipedia

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    Leather-covered sandbag, wood blocks and tools , used in wood engraving. Wood engraving is a printmaking technique, in which an artist works an image into a block of wood. Functionally a variety of woodcut, it uses relief printing, where the artist

  6. Printmaking - Wikipedia

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    To make a print, the engraved plate is inked all over, then the ink is wiped off the surface, leaving ink only in the engraved lines. The plate is then put through a high-pressure printing press together with a sheet of paper (often moistened to soften it). The paper picks up the ink from the engraved lines, making a print.

  7. Woodblock printing - Wikipedia

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    Woodblock printing or block ... from the International Dunhuang Project; Chinese woodblock prints from ... Nowadays wooden block printing is commonly used for ...

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