2. • INTRODUCTION
• PROCESS
• VARIETY OF BLOCK PRINTING
• PRODUCT OF BLOCK PRINTING
• DESIGNER INSPIRED BY BLOCK PRNTING
• MAJOR HUB OF BLOCK PRINTING IN INDIA
• ADVANTAGES OF BLOCK PRINTING
• DISADVANTAGES OF BLOCK PRINTING
• FUTURE OF BLOCK PRINTING
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3. The earliest woodblock printed illustration extant today was made in the year 868, at
the time of the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). Discovered by a Aurel Stein in 1907 in
Dunhuang
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4. Block printing is a technique for printing text,
images or patterns used widely
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5. After the carving process, dye is
applied to the wooden block surface
with the help of a ‘sieve’. The wooden
block is gently pressed onto the
palette of dye before being applied
against the fabric.
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12. 1 -- Long lasting
2 – Big Order Friendly
3 – Great Finish
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13. •Wooden blocks were expensive.
•Printing wasn't possible on the wooden blocks.
•It was hard to write on these wooden blocks.
•Not available for everyone.
•Very time consuming.
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