Woodcut, namely "woodcut" a printmaking. Portray a knife on the board, and then one kind of drawing paper rubbings out. It is the earliest form of Chinese and foreign prints. Woodblock used are pear wood, boxwood, white peach and so on. A longitudinal cross-sectional surface of the engraved plate face called wood wood, with a surface of the transverse plate called Kiguchi wood engraving. White than black screen by the main line to the convex configuration, called carved in a concave configuration screen by the main line than black and white, called incised; also incised, carved by mix. Using a plurality of two or more colors overprint board works, called chromatic wood. Because of the different nature of the pigment used rubbing, mimeograph into wood and other wood watermarks.

Over the past more than to copy woodcut paintings, painted, carved, printed three division, called the copy woodcut. Modern Woodcut self-portraits, self-carved by the author, from India, give full play to the special artistic effects with a wooden knife, called the creation of woodcut. Where the planar board, with various types of tools, according to drawings engraved, engraved gravure go into unnecessary portions, to then roll coated with an aqueous or oily pigment such as paper and then molded on a screen on the left in relief, Almost called "wood", is the earliest form of Chinese and foreign prints. Wood used are Lei Muk, plywood boxwood, cherry wood or white surface layer of fine clean, five plywood and so on.

Lee Hu County woodcut Profile

Lee Hu County woodcut process originated in 1877, after four generations of inheritance and development of his work carving techniques set director of the public, delicate texture, beautiful smooth lines, colorful patterns, unique style, in conjunction with the woodcut process the life of appliances, fully demonstrated the practical value of arts and crafts.

Lee woodcut materials used are the finest precious wood, for a long time is not easy to destroy. There are craft wood carving, relief techniques, painting and so on. The expression pattern texture clear, delicate way, in particular in the carving work was shaped, formed in its natural wood itself visible. In the clever use of processing sculptures exhibited the pattern is more Gu Pu natural. Better to show the natural vitality and natural artistic beauty, static and dynamic combination of increased fascination and enjoyment of life for mankind.