Woodcut and relief printing
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Hand carving a wood cut.
Hand carving a wood cut for relief printing, one of the oldest printing techniques.
I chose an Iron man illustration I made previously and transferred it mirrored onto the wood plate by using a sheet of carbon paper. For the carving itself I used different sized tools.
![](https://onnozone.com/media/posts/35//woodcut001.jpg)
Once the printing block was finished I used an ink roller to apply a layer of printing ink on the wood block. Only the raised leaving theΒ carved parts clear of ink.
Then I placed a sheet of paper on top of the inked wood block andused another roller to apply pressure so that the ink would stick to the paper.
![](https://onnozone.com/media/posts/35//woodcut002.jpg)
By using different colors of ink and different colors of paper a pop art effect can be created.
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