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Japanese Woodblock Printmaking in Colour: Bokashi

Glittering Sea by Hiroshi Yoshida
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Subject

Printmaking

Dates

21 – 25 July 2025

Time

10:30 – 16:30

Location

The King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts

Full price

£385

Tutor

Hiroko Imada

About

Create a woodblock print in colour, inspired by the work of artists such as the Yoshida family.  This course employs slightly different techniques to our other Japanese woodblock printing courses, and does not require the use of a key block. Instead, we use a more contemporary approach to create a design as as Yoshida Toshi or Hodaka have would have done. You will also learn bokashi, a technique for achieving a gradation of tone in a colour or multiple colours.     

Key Information

Who is this workshop for?

All levels of ability and experience welcome. You must be aged 18 or over to participate in our programmes.

How many people can attend?

8 people

What days do I attend?

Monday  – Friday, 21 – 25 July 2025

What materials do I need?

Students should bring with them a set of at least 12 pencil colours.

All other materials will be provided.

Wear comfortable clothing that you do not mind getting slightly messy. Avoid wearing baggy clothing (especially sleeves), loose jewellery, high heels or open-toed shoes.

Where will this course take place?

At The King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts, 19-22 Charlotte Road, London EC2A 3SG

FAQs

Do you offer concessions?

Yes, we offer concessions for full-time students and Seniors/60+.

Concessions cannot be applied in retrospect. To receive a concession, please apply via our online form. We will then send you a discount code to use when booking your space.

Terms & Conditions

The School reserves the right to discontinue or suspend a Course up to fourteen (14) calendar days before the advertised start date of the Course. This course requires a minimum number of enrollments to run.

The School may take and use images of you and/or your work for course advertisement and social media purposes.

Our normal terms and conditions apply.

Tutor Biography

Hiroko Imada studied at the Slade in printmaking and while she was there she started to teach Japanese Woodblock Printing. She established the course at the British Museum in 2000 and the PSTA in 2017 and has been teaching there since then. In 2021, she was commissioned by the British Museum to create a woodblock print inspired by Hokusai’s drawings for the exhibition “Hokusai: The Great Picture Book of Everything”.

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