Printmaking is a technique of art making carried on by transferring image from a prepared screen to a sheet of paper or other material. This process enables the production of multiples of the same image.

Making Prints is a program of traditional and experimental WOODCUT PRINTMAKING. The workshop includes a comprehensive understanding of the technique and procedure involved in printmaking practice.

Woodcut Printmaking

Woodcut is among the oldest relief printmaking techniques. This workshop will introduce you to the tools and methods needed to allow you to carve and print from your own relief woodblocks. You will explore carving techniques to obtain a range of texture, depth, and contrast to create your artwork. Studying from the ongoing exhibition of works by Somnath Hore, you can see different possibilities of this medium at the workshop. 

Materials* 

Blocks to carve (MDF board), relief carving tools, Reference sheet, Pencils/erasers, Transfer Paper, Brayer (ink roller), Ink knife/spatula, Water-based printing ink- Black, Paper - newsprint, archival paper for final printing

Dates – 30th  and 31st July

*All the materials will be provided by the organisers.

Venue – KNMA, Noida

Time – 11 am – 1 pm

Age Group – 13+