This page demonstrates the 11 steps involved in the printing of the woodblock print "Cultivation". The process involves carving a plank of wood and rolling ink on the raised area that remains. This print combines three blocks that are cut reductively. The blocks are cut, printed, and then re-cut and printed again. The block is destroyed as it is printed, thus no more prints can be made of this image.

The studio

Step 1- Black

Step 2 - Yellow

Step - 3 Red

Step - 4 Blue

Step - 5 Chartreuse

Step - 6 and 7 Red Lines and Light Green on Flower

Step - 8 Black Trellis Lines

 

 

Step - 9 Lighter Chartreuse

 

 

Step - 10 and 11

White Lines on Flower and
Darker Red Background