Mokuhanga Resources for Artists

Book Recommendations: All available through McClain's Printmaking

https://www.imcclains.com/catalog/books/index.html 

  • Mokuhanga Fundamentals: Core Skills to Successfully Make your First Japanese Woodblock Prints by Terry McKenna (The best "how to" guide. See his book creative print for a great advance technique guide book)

  • Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Mokuhanga by April Vollmer (A very beautiful book covering all general aspects of history, process, and many artists today)

  • The Art and Craft of Woodblock Printmaking by Kari Laitinen, Tuula Moilanen, and Antti Tanttu (Great book to begin exploring the technical complexities of mokuhanga)

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