"VORTEX" - 3 days & 2 layers of color

Hello everyone. This is the 18th video I've recorded documenting the process of creating a woodblock print using the woodblock printing technique. I spent 3 days completing this woodblock print, with 2 passes for carving and printing. -------- Artwork: "VORTEX" Size: 60 x 60 cm Type: Woodblock Printing Completion Date: 23/06/2026 Time: 3 days Number of color layers: 2 layers Number of prints: 1 ---------------------- Woodblock printing is the oldest technique used in traditional graphic design. The artist would design the drawing on a piece of wood, then cut away the unnecessary parts, leaving the image raised, and then roll ink or brush color onto it to print the image onto paper. Until the advent of machinery, this entire process was relatively labor-intensive. Usually, the artist would design the woodblock print by drawing directly on the wood, or drawing it first on paper and then scanning it onto the wood. Common woodblock printing methods: 1. Stamping: This method was used for most early Renaissance woodblock prints (1400-1500). The artist would place a base (paper or canvas) on a flat surface, then roll a carved wooden block in ink and place it on the base. The artist would then press the woodblock down onto the base to create the printed image. 2. Rubbing: This method was widely used in China and Japan and became popular in Europe after 1450. The process is the reverse of stamping. The artist would place the woodblock on a table and apply ink to the surface. Then, paper or cloth would be placed on top of the surface. A hard pad, a piece of wood, or a piece of leather called a frotton (from the French 'frotter' meaning to rub) would then be used to rub the surface. 3. The Pressing Method: Presses are a means of simplifying the woodblock printing process. Initially, presses were designed simply, but by the end of the 15th century, more complex versions were developed, especially with the advent of the Johann Gutenberg printing press. --------- Thank you for watching the video. Please subscribe to my channel to support me. --------- Contact information for purchasing prints: Personal Facebook: / dangleart.1991 Fanpage: / lewoodblock.prints Email: [email protected] #lewoodcut #woodblock #woodworking #art #woodblockprinting #woodcut #ink #handprint #woodcutting #work #workvlog #diary #diaries #printing #printmaking #printer #artist #wood #carvingwood #vlog #vlogs #vlogvideo Woodblock printing is the oldest technique used in traditional graphic design. The artist would design the drawing on a piece of wood, then cut away the unnecessary parts, leaving the image raised, and then roll ink or brush color onto it to print the image onto paper. Until the advent of machinery, this entire process was relatively labor-intensive. Usually, the artist would design the woodblock print by drawing directly on the wood, or drawing it first on paper and then scanning it onto the wood. Common woodblock printing methods: 1. Stamping: This method was used for most early Renaissance woodblock prints (1400-1500). The artist would place a base (paper or canvas) on a flat surface, then roll a carved wooden block in ink and place it on the base. The artist would then press the woodblock down onto the base to create the printed image. 2. Rubbing: This method was widely used in China and Japan and became popular in Europe after 1450. The process is the reverse of stamping. The artist would place the woodblock on a table and apply ink to the surface. Then, paper or cloth would be placed on top of the surface. A hard pad, a piece of wood, or a piece of leather called a frotton (from the French 'frotter' meaning to rub) would then be used to rub the surface. 3. The Pressing Method: Presses are a means of simplifying the woodblock printing process. Initially, presses were designed simply, but by the end of the 15th century, more complex versions were developed, especially with the advent of the Johann Gutenberg printing press. --------- Thank you for watching the video. Please subscribe to my channel to support me. --------- Contact information for purchasing prints: Personal Facebook: / dangleart.1991 Fanpage: / lewoodblock.prints Zalo: 0968.172.546 Email: [email protected] #lewoodcut #woodblock #woodworking #art #woodblockprinting #woodcut #ink #handprint #woodcutting #work #workvlog #diary #diaries #printing #printmaking #printer #artist #wood #carvingwood #vlog #vlogs #vlogvideo