MAKE WOODBLOCK STYLE PRINTS

Although Japanese woodblock print-making is a tradition that goes back several centuries, it’s an aesthetic that tends to look timeless – particularly the Shin Hanga prints of the early 20th century. The tightly rendered line work has so much in common with contemporary western artists like Frank Quitely and Chris Burnham, that it’s easy to imagine it appearing in the pages of a modern comic book. But there are a few tell-tale signs that betray the age of the originals and it’s these I’ll be focusing on here, in order to mimic the style.

On its own, trying to create an authentic-looking period