Printmaking

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   My First Drawing for Printmaking

   
   
   

   

   My Tools That I Will Use to Carve my Blue Whale

   
   
   

   

   My Finished Carving is Finished

   

   I Just Put my Paint on my Carving

   

   All Five of my Prints Are Finished
   

   Printmaking
   Printmaking is another branch of art. Print making is making art by printing or making prints. To be able to print you have to have an original element. To create a print, you take a carving of your picture, put paint on the carving and place it down on a surface such as paper, cardboard or sandpaper and it creates a stamp. Printmaking was created in Germany in 1430, but printmaking was really brought to life in China. Japanese printmaking was born in 1860's.
   
   Cultures In Printmaking
   There are many different cultures in printmaking that are all unique. Each culture has their own creative way to their own printmaking abilities.
   The cultures that printmake are Japan, Ireland, Mexico, South America, Brazil, France, China, U.K. and more.  I have chosen to write about the Japanese and Irish cultures in printmaking. 
   
   Japanese Culture 
   Japan is filled with so much culture including art, clothing, language, food and more. The official language of Japan is Japanese and I am quite fascinated with the Japanese language because the letters are so different than ours and I think it is really cool. For example, the word art in Japanese is 芸術. There are many different forms of art in Japan that are unique, such as painting, water painting, calligraphy, sculpture and of course printmaking. When I think of printmaking, my mind immediately goes to Japan. Traditional Japanese clothing is quite unique and is easily recognizable around the world, such as the kimono. Traditional Japanese food has taken the world by storm with sushi and other Japanese dishes.  These dishes have become very popular in countries like the U.S., Europe and other countries. Japanese food consists of seafood, rice, sushi, and other foods.
   
   Irish Culture
   Irish culture includes music, art, cuisine and religion. The famous Patron Saint of Ireland, St. Patrick died on March 17 which is why we celebrate that day. St. Patrick was the first bishop to Ireland and he used the celtic symbol, a green three leafed clover called a shamrock, to teach the Irish about the Holy Trinity. Legends say he banished the snakes from Ireland and that he brought alcohol to the country. Christianity and Roman Catholicism are the two main practiced religions in Ireland. Traditional Irish folk music and dance are widely known. Irish dancing is known as ceili dancing, set dancing or step dancing. Irish art is not known for printmaking but there are still many talented printmaking artists throughout Ireland. Irish art consists of carvings, sculpting, painting and printmaking. Lastly, Irish food is known for Bailey's Irish Cream liquor and cheesecake, soda bread, cheese and onion chips, seafood chowder and Irish breakfast witch consists of Irish sausage, Irish bacon, black and white pudding, eggs, tomatoes, boiled potatoes, Irish beans and cheese.   
   
   
   Utagawa Kunisada
   Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Sumida Shōgorō IX, was born in 1786 in Honjo, Japan, a district of Edo. His family owned a small ferry-boat service company. His father died in 1787, one year after Utagawa's birth. As a child growing up he had discovered a early talent for drawing, painting and printmaking. When Toyokuni, the master of Utagawa school, saw Utagawa's sketches, he accepted him as his apprentice. Utagawa did his best work with woodblock printmaking, and later died in 1865.
   
   James Malton
   James Malton was born in 1761 in the United Kingdom and later moved to Ireland. We do not know much about his family life, but we do know that his father James Gandon, was an architectural draftsman. James taught geometry and was one of Ireland's most known printmakers, engravers and watercolourists. He is most famous for his series of 25 engravings of the Picturesque and Descriptive View of the City of Dublin, made during 1792-1799, and then later died in 1803.