 The obvious differences were the volume produced when working with texts (many pages for a single work), and the complexity of multiple colors in some images.Images in books were almost always in monochrome (black ink only), and for a time art prints were likewise monochrome or done in only two or three colors.The text or image was first drawn onto thin "washi" (Japanese paper), then glued face-down onto a plank of close-grained wood, usually a block of smooth cherry.