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Another thing I discovered at this exhibition is that even though faster methods of production were available to Japanese designers in the late nineteenth century (such as engraved or lithographic reproduction), they still produced these commercial books through the extremely time-consuming moku hanga method. See more ideas about woodcut, woodblock print, art.

There is also an intriguing card of brightly-colored woolen circles, which turn out to be color samples, each one with its particular formula written in pen and ink beside it. Hanga (print) techniques using wood and printed by hand (mostly) using water-based (mostly) pigments. The items on display range from landscape and nature scenes to decorative arrangements of plant motifs, some of them influenced by Japanese contact with Art Deco and Art Nouveau movements in Europe. She thought it was like someone collecting old Sears catalogues.” “Even a Japanese friend of mine, whose family was involved in the design business for hundreds of years, asked me why I wanted to collect all this stuff. “There really hasn’t been interest in it until recently,” Pevtzow said. It is curious why this material hasn’t been exhibited more often. You can achieve simple to exaggerated color results using this process.Arabesque patterns, mid nineteenth century, woodblock printed book and ink on paper ( click to enlarge) The cool thing about this style is the ability to "Randomize Colors" throughout your artwork and the ability to replace any or all of these colors, using the full-spectrum color picker.

The Multi-Block style uses 5 blocks of color pulled from your original image then divides the colors across your artwork giving the look of carving a separate woodblock for every color.

By adjusting the "Image Color" slider you can reduce or add colors to your artwork giving it a variety of printed-styles, from a full-color block process to spot-color ones.

The Multi-Color style uses all the original colors in your photo.

Choose between two printing styles: "Multi-Color" or "Multi-Block".

Control the color in your artwork with saturation, strength and image color sliders.

Adjust the outline width, strength and how smooth or fluid your chiseled outline appears.

Automatically create a work of art with the look of hand chiseled outlines and brushed on color, fully adjustable with simple sliders.

In printmaking the final image does rely on the choice of paper whether it is kozo fibers or rice paper - this will add an artistic quaility to your print and complete your Moku Hanga. Once the desired color is achieved complete your artwork with an artistic edge or paper. If the preset colors chosen for your work are not to your liking, there is the option to alter your palette colors. Choose from a range of bold chisled outlines, and bright to subtle color combinations.

Presets are also available to give your project a quick start. Using sliders found on the adjust tab you can control the smoothness, width and strength of the chiseled outline to fit your composition. The outlines in Moku Hanga are extremely eye catching, replicating a hand chiseled relief-art. The Moku Hanga app, Moku the Japanese word for “wood” while hanga is known as “print”, allows you to create an artistic wood-block print from any picture or snapshot - no need for time consuming carving - the artists from JixiPix do all the work for you! With the power to fully customize your Moku Hanga, you can create a masterpiece artistic enough be part of printmaking history! Breathtaking landscapes, beautiful women, and busy cityscapes can be transformed into this exotic art known for flowing hand-chiseled outlines and brushed on color. You've discovered the fascinating art of Moku Hanga, the Japanese method of wood-block printing.