Reductive Printmaking-A Basic Introduction

Reductive Print- Makinga basic introduction

With reductive printmaking, the

artist creates a composition with

layered colours from the same

block.

For each colour pass, the artist removes material from the block. Each colour is printed on top of the previous and therefore, the block gets reduced. To understand this better, it will be demonstrated on a piece of foam using a ball point pen.

stage 1 stage 2 stage 3

First, you need to consider what you

want to be white on your print.

In this example, it will be the blue pen lines as it will become the

negative space.

You should also remember that your image will come out

mirrored!

The styrofoam is inked and printed.

With each new layer, the block will need to be washed.

Now, additional areas will be

carved away. This area will now

remain yellow.

The styrofoam is inked and printed

again.

You also need to register (align) your

print correctly on top of the previous print.

Again, the block will need to be washed.

Additional areas will be carved away again to create a third

layer of colour.

Again register (align) your print correctly on top of the previous

print.

Here is the final composition.

Here you can review the stages again, with their individual prints.

CREATED BY FRANK CURKOVIC - 2014(FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES)

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