Illustration of a 5 color reduction block print

 

 
Block
Print

First block carved for background violet color.

 

Next carving for the blue snow color.

Note that in the reduction process the lighter colors are printed in a series from light to dark and cover the entire surface even if a color represents only a small element in the final print.

Now the mountain and water reflections are carved and printed.
Next the green bank color is added.

The last carving is for the dark green color of the evergreens.

And here is the final print.

 

 

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