Printmaking and Relief printing

Printmaking is the activity of making pictures of designs by printing them on blocks, and plates. It is originally an ancient technique that were used by many tribes and nations such as China, Germany, Egypt, Japan, etc. Printmaking is important because it’s a way of expressing yourself, and designing stuff such as armor, plates, traditional materials or just plain art. People even used to use printmaking to communicate. A kind of printmaking is relief printing, which is when the image is a relatively simple matter of inking the original surface of the matrix and bringing it in firm contact with the paper. Then remove (by carving) away areas intended to print white.

This is an example of relief printing. I notice how the artist made this art look simple. I also notice how the beautiful this art looks like with just black and white. I wonder what inspired the artist to make this art. I also wonder how long it took for the artist to make this.