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Wood engraving : how to do it / Simon Brett

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Herbert Press, 2010.Description: 158 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781912217502
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Contents:
Introduction: Basic Principles -- THE HAND -- The Act of Printing -- Basic printing—Ink—Pressure -- Better Printing -- Make-ready -- Design and printing and three case histories -- Inspecting the print – troubleshooting—Lowering -- The Act of Engraving -- Holding the tool -- First cuts -- Sampler blocks -- Good habits -- Not addition but subtraction -- THE MIND -- The Means to Order -- Designing for Engraving -- Preparing a design -- Putting the design on the block -- Darkening the block -- Transferring the design -- Drawing the design on the wood -- A personal choice -- Designing through engraving -- Choices – Shapes, surfaces and forms -- Choices – Some other examples -- Choices – Marks -- Choices – Edges -- Proofing and re-engraving -- The pains to know -- SETTING UP -- Blocks -- Engraving tools -- The choice and care of tools -- Other engraving equipment—Paper—Ink—Rollers—Presses -- Cleaning agents—Space -- Self-help -- Contacts -- Suppliers -- A beginner's shopping list.
Summary: A comprehensive and practical manual about wood engraving, written by one of the masters in the field. Illustrated with beautiful images, it is both a practical handbook and an art object in its own right.
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Introduction: Basic Principles -- THE HAND -- The Act of Printing -- Basic printing—Ink—Pressure -- Better Printing -- Make-ready -- Design and printing and three case histories -- Inspecting the print – troubleshooting—Lowering -- The Act of Engraving -- Holding the tool -- First cuts -- Sampler blocks -- Good habits -- Not addition but subtraction -- THE MIND -- The Means to Order -- Designing for Engraving -- Preparing a design -- Putting the design on the block -- Darkening the block -- Transferring the design -- Drawing the design on the wood -- A personal choice -- Designing through engraving -- Choices – Shapes, surfaces and forms -- Choices – Some other examples -- Choices – Marks -- Choices – Edges -- Proofing and re-engraving -- The pains to know -- SETTING UP -- Blocks -- Engraving tools -- The choice and care of tools -- Other engraving equipment—Paper—Ink—Rollers—Presses -- Cleaning agents—Space -- Self-help -- Contacts -- Suppliers -- A beginner's shopping list.

A comprehensive and practical manual about wood engraving, written by one of the masters in the field. Illustrated with beautiful images, it is both a practical handbook and an art object in its own right.