Block Printing - Robert Craig

From Stackpole Books, Block Printing by Robert Craig and Sandy Allison is a practical paperback guide to creating block prints for everything from art prints and posters to greeting cards, invitations and signs. Clear, illustrated instruction takes you through the full process, including transferring a design, carving, printing by hand in one or more colours, and the essential finishing stages such as clean-up, editioning and tearing down paper.

Designed for anyone looking to build confident printmaking skills, it covers working with both linoleum and wood, with detailed guidance on selecting tools, paper and ink. The techniques are shown for hand-printing in single or multiple colours to help you achieve professional results, and can be applied across a wide range of projects including gift wrap and fabric.

Key features

• Step-by-step, illustrated block printing techniques for linoleum and wood
• Covers design transfer, carving and hand-printing in one or more colours
• Guidance on choosing tools, paper and ink
• Includes clean-up, editioning and tearing down paper
• ISBN: 9780811706018

Specifications

• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 128
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 23 September 2011
• Illustrations: 396 colour illustrations

Sizing

178 x 230 x 6 mm

Rackhams Reference : 98PE7X4T1J