'Traditional' vs 'Creative' printmaking Woodblock printmaking in Japan has two main faces: traditional and creative. Those are not particularly accurate words to describe the two 'worlds', as the traditional side can certainly be creative, and the creative side is founded on many traditions, but the words have been chosen - and that is that. The 'division of labour' method with which traditional Japanese prints were (and are) made must by now be pretty much familiar to most people. Four people were responsible for each print: a publisher, who conceived each project, directed each aspect of the production, and marketed the finished prints. a designer, working under commission from the publisher, who created the image that was to appear on the print. a carver (more accurately - a group of carvers, some of high experience, some of lesser ...), who took the illustration from the designer and carved it in wood. a printer (again - sometimes a group of printer...
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