Woodcut

Glossary

A relief carving-based technique where the image remains at the surface level of a wooden block while the negative spaces around its contours is carved off. The raised image retains the ink and is printed on the desired surface, usually paper.

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Woodcut%newline%A relief carving-based technique where the image remains at the surface level of a wooden block while the negative spaces around its contours is carved off. The raised image retains the ink and is printed on the desired surface, usually paper.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Woodcut”. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/woodcut/
MLA	“Woodcut.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/woodcut/. Accessed 17, November, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Woodcut. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/woodcut/. (Accessed: 17, November, 2024)