... were glued onto the woodblocks, with the white areas cut away, destroying the original artwork. Once all the blocks were cut, they would move onto the printing process using water-based ink. Okumura Masanobu was one of the first artists to move from hand-coloring single-color woodcuts to two-color. He experimented with embossing, unusual inks, and the application ... aspects of the man-made environment including posters, packages, dishes, subway entrances, advertisements door frames, houses, chairs, staircases, and much more. Nouveau's easily identified by it's organic, and plant like st...

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• Grade Level: High School

... were glued onto the woodblocks, with the white areas cut away, destroying the original artwork. Once all the blocks were cut, they would move onto the printing process using water-based ink. Okumura Masanobu was one of the first artists to move from hand-coloring single-color woodcuts to two-color. He experimented with embossing, unusual inks, and the application ... aspects of the man-made environment including posters, packages, dishes, subway entrances, advertisements door frames, houses, chairs, staircases, and much more. Nouveau's easily identified by it's organic, and plant like st...

• Word Count: 1156
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School