[Linocut Tutorial] A Process of Reprinting Ukiyoe with Linoleum.『Utagawa Kuniyoshi: Drinking Party』

This is a whole process of reproducing Ukiyoe (Japanese Woodblock Printing). But we are using linoleum and stamp ink as the materials.
The artwork was originally created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川 國芳), who lived in the late Edo period in the 19th century. All Kinds of Goldfish (金魚づくし) is one of the gi-ga (戯画) that the themes are funny pictures. Kuniyoshi personified goldfishes in the 9 ukiyoe prints and expressed humorously the life of middle class people. And this print, as titled: Drinking Party (酒のざしき), described goldfish playing the shamisen and drinking sake and other two dancing with the tadpoles (half frog).
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[@心的調色盤]

Thanks for sharing🐟

[@uphystudio8616]

Thanks for watching!!

[@OwlsInATeacup]

I’m a first year art degree student and have been learning lino print making and really enjoy it, I could cut lino for days 😂
This is absolutely beautiful work! Your attention to detail is amazing 🤩 👌🏻

[@mateuszpawowicz258]

Amazing

[@xilo7205]

beautiful artwork i love it ;D

[@uphystudio8616]

Thanks for your support!!!

[@Vgudorf]

Freaking awesome! The planning and execution of this print is, well-somewhat mind blowing. Having to keep in mind which parts of the image that have to be cut away to reveal line work, or background, or layers of interior shapes and colors. The multiple plates and tiny color chips...How did you keep track of where each would have to be placed? Did you make a quadrant map with letters and numbers as a reference guide? I was trying to figure out how I would attempt to pull off such a feat, and it was daunting. Hats off to you! I just subscribed.

[@uphystudio8616]

Wow! Thank you for subscribing me!!! I don’t do a quadrant map simply because all my colour blocks are different from each other~ But if your work has multiple colour chips with similar shape, it’s absolutely a perfect idea to make a reference guide just as you said!!! To be honest placing each tiny block was quite time consuming, that’s why I gave up and started cutting them on whole plates. It becomes easier because they are all in the same size and you just need to put them in the same place every time you print~ Both ways work, but the whole plates are more expensive tough QAQ.

[@vanni171]

Beautiful and delicate work! You did a great job!Do you have original pieces also? Would be great to see them to if so. Keep them coming!

[@a.r.3742]

This is wonderful! Hat's off to you for coming up with this method! It solves so many technical problems. I have never done stamping, so it never even occurred to me to use a stamping pad. The little cut outs are a great solution to small bits of color rather than having to carve a separate plate for each color and worry about registration. And I agree, the cost of full-size linoleum sheets, for a 4 or 5 color print can add up.
I think I've seen that linoleum online, but would you tell me what it is, as well as the material you used for the small stamps? Also what was the program you used to enlarge the image? Thank you for this.
My only criticism is that about the position of your non-cutting hand. Please train yourself to keep that hand out behind, and/or out of the path of the blade. I can't remember the word right now, but there's s simple device to secure the block, and free up that hand. Even clamping the block, and standing and moving your body, rather than the block can work.
I will be subscribing. I feel like a took a 2 day workshop just with this one video!

[@zhenkaiwang6145]

有点东西

[@uphystudio8616]

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