Wooden Chinese New Year Drawing

Wood-block New-Year prints is very popular in Qing Dynasty in Chinese history. The oldest form of printmaking is the woodcut.The printmaker first draws an image onto a smooth piece of wood. Then he or she cuts away pieces from the surface.

When the wood has been cut, liquid color called ink is painted onto the surface. It is then pressed on a piece of paper. The areas the printmaker cut away will be lower on the surface of the wood. These parts do not get any ink. But the raised part of the wood does receive the color. A different piece of cut wood is used for every color in the final image. This is called an indirect method because the ink is put on the cut form before it goes on the paper.The quantity is very good of the inks. If you put the picture in the warter for 1 or 2 hours. The color is the same as before.

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