Woodcut (Woodburnt) Prints Objectives: student will Create a wood block print with balance of light and dark

ark Register two color print Exhibit craftsmanship in cutting block and printing

Materials: Pine boards - Drawing Pencils - Kneaded Rubber Erasers, Ultra-Fine Point Marker, Woodburner Black and white water base Block Printing Inks - colored ink - Brayers, Inking Plates, Palette Knives -- Wooden spoons Procedures: 1. Find a piece of wood that has no knots and a light grain. 2. With the size of the wood select a subject to print. You must stylize it down to the most important aspects of it. Make outlines for areas needed and include as much detail as you think you can, however we are using wood and the lines can be only so thin. 3. To help in this planning use a black felt tip marker on the wood after transferring the design to make all the lines thick enough to cut. Try to have some large areas of black to help in the composition and to create a strong value pattern. 4. In order to have two colors, put a piece of tracing paper over the wood and plan on areas that can have color or gray as a background to the black print. Transfer this to the back side of the wood. These are the same size because the its the same wood block. 5. Cut out the areas that are not blackened in because they will not print. This is a relief print so only the areas left on the wood will receive ink and print. Burn the color or gray side rst. 6. Print the color or gray areas rst, on a plate spread out some white and then black . Mix these together with a palette knife and smooth out with a brayer. Apply the ink with the brayer using on direction of strokes until an orange peel texture is seen on the surface of the wood. It will make a snapping sound when the ink is thick enough. Drop the paper onto the block and with the

smooth side of a spoon press in circular motions until the print is completely smooth and all of the surface are printed. Remove the paper and let dry. 7. Burn the other side of the wood now and print it over the rst one. Ink up the block and with a piece of board under the paper drop the block by lining up the edges. Drag the board out over the edge of the table and together turn it over, remove the board and print it like the rst. 8. If they lined up it looks great if not print again. 9. Print an edition (determine suitable number) - sign correctly 10. Critique nished prints