Mokuhanga Woodcut Carving & Printing

Mokuhanga Woodcut ‘Sosaku’ Prints and Embossing Plate Made for the Silk-Screen Print: ‘Stone and Skin Grip, I Am’ - LINK

Hand Carved Mokuhanga Printing Blocks

Mokuhanga ‘Sosaku’ Prints taken from the Printing Blocks. The final artwork is a digital compilation of these Mokuhanga prints. This digital compilation is subsequently silk-screen printed and scanned again.

CNC Routed Matrix from PU600 High Density Model Board based on the Mokuhanga Printing Block. Used for Embossing Silkscreen Print

Final Print Above: 4-Colour CMYK Silkscreen Print w/Embossing. 69.5 x 50.3 cm.

Processes Involved

Analogue: Sketches ->

Digital: iPad Drawings ->

Analogue: Mokuhanga Printing Process ->

Digital: Scans Printed, Edited & Artworked on Photoshop ->

Analogue: CMYK Silk-Screen Printing & Embossing ->

Digital: Scan Silk-Screen Print. Ready to deliver digitally to clients

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