Simple Printmaking: A Beginner's Guide to Making Relief Prints - Softcover

Diehn, Gwen

 
9781579903121: Simple Printmaking: A Beginner's Guide to Making Relief Prints

Synopsis

The simplest form of relief printing is rubber stamping, which is familiar to all crafters. But the technique is far more versatile than that. And bestselling author Gwen Diehn is just the person to lead us from the familiar to the adventurous: - Getting started - Finding ideas - Developing a design - Rubbing - Lettering - - Tracing nature - Quick tips on drawing - Materials & tools - Wood - Linoleum - - Cardboard - Rubber - Carving tools - Chisels and mallets - Printing materials & tools - - Inks - Presses - Blocks - Transferring designs to blocks - Reparis - Collagraphs - Printmaking is a technique which can be used in a variety of crafts, and result in any number of practical and gift-worthy things: - wrapping paper - note cards - book covers - calendars - posters - lampshades - - T-shirts - children's books - personalised wine bottle labels - greetings cards - The author also provides a historical overview of printmaking, from Medieval to Japanese woodcuts, from Albrecht Durer to Pablo Picasso, and from Gauguin and Munch to twentieth century poster art.

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ISBN 10:  1579901581 ISBN 13:  9781579901585
Publisher: Lark Books,U.S., 2000
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