Woodcut. The Chiaroscuro
Friday 23 September 2022
10am – 5pm
With Julie Lapping Rivera
Workshop in English and Italian
Open to all levels
The Chiaroscuro (meaning light and dark) woodcut flourished in Italy during the Renaissance, initially as a way to reproduce the works of leading masters such as Raphael and Titian.
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The process usually involves carving a linear key block, transferring that image to another block, and then carving a tonal block, replicating the look of an ink line and wash drawing. The tonal block is printed, and then the key block is printed on top. The technique has been adopted by many artists since, with lots of variation.
For artists interested in working with line and tone, this workshop will be an opportunity to explore this particular approach to color woodcut, while gaining an introduction to the multiple block process. We will explore the basics of image transfer, block preparation, carving, registration and inking in a range of tonalities. Those new to woodcut and experienced woodcut artists are welcome.
Photo polymer plates are a wonderful addition to use with other techniques such as intaglio, relief and collagraph, to make color prints.
For this course, participants will create 2 prints, one for each side of the paper, similar to the prints in the Paper Boat flotilla, on view now in the SGgallery. Once the prints have dried, we will demonstrate how to fold your prints to create a “paper boat”, and welcome to join the flotilla in the SG Gallery!
Participants are welcome to send an image for their paper boat photopolymer plate; all images must be Black and White or Grayscale JPEG images ( no color images ) and sized for A3 paper, by Monday September 1st.
