![]() ![]() The Multi-Block style uses 5 blocks of color pulled from your original image then divides the colors across your artwork giving the look of carving a separate woodblock for every color.By adjusting the "Image Color" slider you can reduce or add colors to your artwork giving it a variety of printed-styles, from a full-color block process to spot-color ones. The Multi-Color style uses all the original colors in your photo.Choose between two printing styles: "Multi-Color" or "Multi-Block".Control the color in your artwork with saturation, strength and image color sliders.Adjust the outline width, strength and how smooth or fluid your chiseled outline appears.Automatically create a work of art with the look of hand chiseled outlines and brushed on color, fully adjustable with simple sliders.In printmaking the final image does rely on the choice of paper whether it is kozo fibers or rice paper - this will add an artistic quaility to your print and complete your Moku Hanga. Once the desired color is achieved complete your artwork with an artistic edge or paper. If the preset colors chosen for your work are not to your liking, there is the option to alter your palette colors. ![]() Choose from a range of bold chisled outlines, and bright to subtle color combinations. Presets are also available to give your project a quick start. Using sliders found on the adjust tab you can control the smoothness, width and strength of the chiseled outline to fit your composition. The outlines in Moku Hanga are extremely eye catching, replicating a hand chiseled relief-art. The Moku Hanga app, Moku the Japanese word for “wood” while hanga is known as “print”, allows you to create an artistic wood-block print from any picture or snapshot - no need for time consuming carving - the artists from JixiPix do all the work for you! With the power to fully customize your Moku Hanga, you can create a masterpiece artistic enough be part of printmaking history! Breathtaking landscapes, beautiful women, and busy cityscapes can be transformed into this exotic art known for flowing hand-chiseled outlines and brushed on color. My artwork from these sites are devotional statements of my encounters with the reality and beauty they offer.You've discovered the fascinating art of Moku Hanga, the Japanese method of wood-block printing. Leon LoughridgeĪs one becomes more and more devout in caring for the landscape and observing its beauty, the ground begins to take on a sacred aspect, becoming a portal or apparition of a state of mind. My artwork from these sites are devotional statements of my encounters with the reality and beauty they offer. They are sites where I am continually inspired, where I am familiar with the folds and creases of the land, so much so, that I can mentally step into the landscape and walk those folds while standing at my easel.Īs one becomes more and more devout in caring for the landscape and observing its beauty, the ground begins to take on a sacred aspect, becoming a portal or apparition of a state of mind. These familiar locations are a never-ending display of beauty. The artist will be in the gallery demonstrating his print process July 11 – 15. The hand-printing process is simple, yet labor intensive, and achieves its own vibrancy and originality as well as a unique fidelity to the landscapes of New Mexico that inspire him. Using the Japanese printmaking technique of moku hanga, all of his woodblock prints are created by hand, not a printing press. His latest exhibition features woodblock prints, watercolors and serigraphs of the special places in New Mexico that represent his spiritual roots and personal story. Award-winning artist Leon Loughridge is a master of the multi-step reduction process in woodblock art. ![]()
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