Posted on October 30, 2013 [Permalink]

Continued from [Arts of Japan #7 - 7] : printing steps 9 ~ 10 | Starting point of the thread was [Arts of Japan #7 - 1] : carving begins

This one wasn't simple - it has to run in a curve that matches the shape of the overhanging eave. Because is it quite blurred, it needn't match up exactly, but it has to 'look right' ...

This one you might not notice at first. There are two of them, in those triangular gables. The zones are too small to make clear 'calculated' gradations; we just need a light touch of pigment to take away the bare whiteness in those places.

That's it for the shadow gradations. I think we have three impressions left ...

The thread continues in [Arts of Japan #7 - 9] : printing steps 13 ~ 14 ...