Simple Printmaking: A Beginner's Guide to Making Relief Prints with Linoleum Blocks, Wood Blocks, Rubber Stamps, Found Objects & More

by Gwen Diehn

Book Overview

Printmaking can be used in a variety of crafts, and result in any number of practical and gift-worthy things. This beginner's guide teaches all the techniques with step-by-step instructions. Also provided is a historical overview of printmaking, from Japanese woodcuts to 20th century poster art.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579901581
• ISBN13: 9781579901585
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Great Starter Book on Printmaking

Although the book indicates developing prints from other media than wood blocks, those are very few. Yet the guide to using wood to produce amazing print blocks, with imagery from those made in the past, encourages an artist to use this media. The beautiful projects, tools needed, step-by-step instructions gave the book a 5-star ranking. There is even a project that shows the steps in simple book-making. You won't be disappointed in this book on printmaking/stamping, particularly in the modern frenzy in multi-media artwork.

Get your feet wet!

Never took a printmaking class in college...I've been carving erasers and wondering about this new world of relief printing. This book is wonderful.Not too much information on complicated techniques. Enough info to have me working on new ideas. If you're beyond the commercial rubber stamps and/or are an artist hoping to incorporate printed images intomultimedia work...buy this book! Great reference! It'll fill in the blanks for those who have an art education but no basic printmaking.

Simple prints, excellent results

This book is aimed at relief printmaking without a press using a range of techniques from linocuts through to using found objects. The techniques are clearly described and are applied to a number of simple but attractive projects such as single pamphlet books. pillows or cards. The photographs are clear and helpful. I particularly liked the fact that Gwen Diehn went through the clean up process, which is often not covered in much detail, and that she used vegetable oil rather than the more noxious kerosene. Throughout the book are a number of inspiring examples by past and present printmakers which help to extend the processes described. Whilst this book is aimed primarily at beginners, it offers stimulus and information of use to the more experienced printmakers too.