Nightwalker is amazing! So beautiful! It embodies everything I love about the look of wood cuts. I, too, can't wait to see the finished piece. Thank you so much for this demonstration and explanation of all the tools!

Thank you Oliver. I'm about to start making my first woodblock and your work has inspired me, your video is a fabulous lesson.

Thanks. One of the most informative tutorials on this subject I have seen.

Nice to see you have made the surface black... I battle to see in the negative using unpainted board.. I will try this technique now. Great video!

Your artwork is amazing can't wait to see the finished print.

Thanks for the details about sharpening the tools. I haven’t found that anywhere else, very useful! And a lovely piece of work!

Great tutorial, appreciate your time and effort.

Awesome video - thanks for demonstrating. Great detail in your pieces. I'm jumping from pen and ink to Woodcut and this is really helpful

As a former teacher, I can well appreciate your excellent tutorial. Thank you. Cecelia

Thank you, Oliver! I'm working on a very fine piece and wasn't sure how to proceed. Your video has me thinking about all the possibilities as well as the care with which you carve.

Your work is beautiful!! Thanks for putting this together! I found it quite useful! Namaste!

Thanks for sharing! Hope to see the print soon, and further tips.

Gorgeous work! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Great overview. I really appreciate this intro and your work is really beautiful and inspiring.

Very useful tips on how to use the tools!

amazing! very helpful and useful. thanks! love your work

Excellent video. Thanks!

Nice work!!! Thanks for sharing info on the tools....so often videos are only about the technique! Looking forward to seeing the finished image! ni

Hi it is great to see some one to show how to use the tools . I am self taught but this will help me even more .In my study's for my degree . I am in Australia Thank you Rose

great vid mate..i'm just starting so eating up all the good info

i like that idea that he colour to black wood :D

Thank you! Very helpful.

Great work man .

Thx for video am from Thailand guys.....555

What a cool print!

Beautiful work !!

This was great thanks!

Thanks so much for taking the time and effort to make this video, it's been very helpful :)

Great demo video!

Great tutorial, thanks

The block you referred to as a "sharpening block" is actually for stropping. I am a seasoned woodcarver with more than 50 years of experience. I use ceramic sharpening stones for sharpening, and then I apply a green stropping agent called Zam to my stropping board. I also strop my knives, chisels and gouges often during a carving session to keep the edge polished. There are various types of stropping agents, but I have used Zam for many years, and it works marvelously to keep my tools polished nicely. Thank you, by the way, for sharing your beautiful work with us. Great piece!

@liam thompson This is made on Shina Plywood from McClain's

Thank you! This is lovely

1/4th of the way done?? it looks fantastic! thanks for the tips!! awesome video

Very nice work, brethren!

Awesome!!

I love this.

very beautiful work

Beautiful piece

thanks for the video :D

big help. thanks

thank you very good tutorial

Can I do it with wax? Wonderful craftsmanship! Amazing!

excellent info FIVE STARS :)

Very good teaching on how to use the tools. Thanks. Would like to see better picture of how you use both hands while carving.

Wonderful! I was wondering what the knives were for!

Hi! Thanks for the video! Were did you buy the very small tools? are they from a japanese brand? They look great!

I got accepted to a printmaking scholar-ship... which is why I came here for advice. :3

Like your designs how did you come up with that and what wood did you use?

Might be a good idea to rotate your gouges when pulling them back on the sharpening block so the entire edge is honed.

Great video! What kind of wood were you using in your video?

I have a set of traditional wood carving tools...gouges etc. brand Flexcut and Helvie, OCC.....would cutting into Linoleum hurt them? I sharpen them on a mounted leather strop.

Great Stuff! Where did you get your tools? Love the detail.

Stunning work dude! Whats the brand of the wooblock tools?

There are a lot of US brand gouges on amazon I've been looking at. What do you think of those? Can't you also just use a boxcutter blade for cutting out outlines? They are very sharp and can be replaced easily.

Will you share what the wood you chose is? It’s from mclains? And the greenish stuff on the sharpening stone? Thanks for the explanations. I haven’t done wood cutting yet.

If you wanted to transfer a pre-existing sketch onto the woodblock for printing would that be possible and how would you do it? Thanks for the great video.

cool bro

Wonderful, thankyou so much. What kind of wood are you using.😁🌼🌻🌷

Could you please tell us where you bought those micro-sized gouges, they look quite handy Excellent work by the way, I'm glad I found printmaking

You are very symmetrical, with a good "radio" voice and nice hands. Perhaps those are tell tale signs of artistic ability? The carving looks terrific. Do you sell your work? Thank you so much for sharing; I found the information very useful. Bye now

This is really beautiful!

The best tutorial! You are very talented. Can you tell me what you used on the block to make it black?

@olivermrobertson

9 жыл бұрын

Black Sumi ink

wow!

I am increasingly interested in this type of art making, and would be interested in your opinion on this - What are the pros and cons of wood printmaking Vs Lino printmaking.I have only ever used Lino in the past.

I`m sure that is chrome oxide compound on your sharpening block (or chrome oxide itself if it looks like powder. But thats not good at all, I hope my russian goldsmith teacher is the last one to use chrome oxide to sharpen and polish tools) Thank you for sharing, your artworks are amazing!

Hey great tutorial! I was told to sharpen my knife sideways, and I've heard of the pulling back method. I'm just wondering if ever sharpened your tools sideways and weather it's more effective to do the pulling thing.

@olivermrobertson

9 жыл бұрын

I have never sharpened it sideways, so I am not sure about that.

Can you use Lino cutters on wood for detail ?

Receive Greetings...!!! Beautiful art and work...!!! But what is the black colour?and is it on wood plate? Regards, Mahesh (Mumbai)

Are you drawing first(with what?) then brushing the sumi ink on top? Also, how will you be printing? Baren or press(if so, what kind)? Thank you for the video! Beautiful linework!

@olivermrobertson

9 жыл бұрын

Hello. I brush sumi ink on first, then draw with a mechanical pencil. I'm not sure how I'm going to print this yet

What's the black background on the wood? Is it a ground, paint or ink?

Post more!!

Hi!! Im taking printmaking currently I'm wondering what brand are you using for your wood carving tools and where did you get them?:p your vid is so helpful!!!

@olivermrobertson

8 жыл бұрын

+ellalala0000 I buy from McClain's mostly

@rang....-._.-....0.

7 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend 1mm tools for lino too please ?

its a diferent way made it , but it looks amazing . I thought you didnt you a sketch but i realize that you made your sketch with pencil right ? however its amazing i would like to see all your works and can you tell me how much you spend in all the materials please :D

I would love to know if or when a print from this demo could be purchased. Awesome work.

@olivermrobertson

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I should finish this within 4 months or so. Less if I make it a priority. I can send you a message once it is complete.

@jspupster

10 жыл бұрын

Oliver Michael Robertson Took printmaking in college. My instructor decided I should stick to pottery..... I am better at playing in the mud. Funds are limited but I very much would like to know when its done. Maybe a trade? Anyway let me know. www.cobalt-rain.com justin

are u printing on fabrics or papers?

Hi Oliver, Did you ever get prints made? Still would like one.

What kind of wood are you using in the video?

I'm doing a complicated woodblock with a lot of mid tones...do you have any specific recommendations on creating different mid tones? Great video, thanks!

@olivermrobertson

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, depends on the subject matter. Dot matrix or cross hatching can give you mid tones. What are you making?

@deborahheyden104

6 жыл бұрын

18 x 26 block of a Geisha playing a Shamisen. Thanks for your help!

Hi Oliver, Do you print with a hand bare? Nice work....

@olivermrobertson

9 жыл бұрын

rolf christophersen I used to, although I found over time that disposable latex gloves work well. That way you can just toss them and not have to wash ink off your hands between prints

Hi I'm just kinda starting to learn and teach myself how to do woodblock printing and I was wondering if you could figure out what the blade sharpener is called I'm kinda confused about it.

@olivermrobertson

9 жыл бұрын

Yes it is called a honing block

@laurentnahra708

9 жыл бұрын

Oliver Michael Robertson What you use on your honing block is called buffing or polishing compound... it can be used on leather, mdf and cardboard to sharpen your tools... you can sharpen backwards, sharpenning sideways is usually when using a stone sharpener. It doesnt really matter which way as long as you arent digging your sharp edge into your sharpening surface

@olivermrobertson

9 жыл бұрын

thanks

What wood do you use

I was trying to see your work on your site but "This site can’t be reached www.olivermichaelrobertson.com’s server IP address could not be found.". I noticed the woodmarks are not deep . Does the cut just need to be surface deep?Because sometimes with my lino the ink goes into the cut, especially for wider cuts. Do you also use a dremel?

What's the wood your working on?

can you share where to buy these tools?

Where can I find a tutorial of how to draw like this?

Oliver, I just came back cross your video, did you ever get this printed? is there a chance to get a print from it and what would it cost if so? Justin

@olivermrobertson

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'll be making prints of this later this year

@jspupster

7 жыл бұрын

Please please keep me posted.

Did you paint it black before cutting?

@olivermrobertson

8 жыл бұрын

+Evan Deitrich Yes i paint the board with black sumi ink

what size tools do you find you use the most for U and V gouge?

@olivermrobertson

7 жыл бұрын

I do a lot of detail work so 1mm or 2mm most of the time

Hi and thanks. Can I ask if u can get black surfaced lino in the US? In Oz there are grey and terracotta colured soft lino but no black as far as I know...this would help actually enormously to already see your contrast effect b4 inking.. also 2) could u please get the name of the resin-like chalk surface u apply to sharpening block? thanks again, it was v. informative

Please did you paint the wood black and if you did what paint please

@olivermrobertson

2 жыл бұрын

Hey there. I painted it black with something called sumi ink

You need a white background because we cannot see the difference, u gauge etc.

Do you have the finished work to view? Very nice work.

@olivermrobertson

8 жыл бұрын

+Scott Botfield I will finish this year. Had some other art projects take priority. Thanks

@Hotcoffeedoodles

8 жыл бұрын

+Oliver Michael Robertson great thanks look forward to seeing the final piece

Do you have a suggestion of how to carve small perfectly round circles?

@olivermrobertson

5 жыл бұрын

yeah thats is a hard one, i do a 2 cuts of 2 half circles, u gauge small, clockwise then counter clockwise, not easy though

@annescheer6947

5 жыл бұрын

I just ordered a Tama Tu from McClains...fingers crossed

What paper do you use for printing?

@olivermrobertson

9 жыл бұрын

utubecomment21 I have printed mainly on white Stonehenge printmaking paper, but there are a lot of good choices.

@utubecomment21

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your reply. I had a go on linoleum today, first time since I left uni about 7 years ago, and it's way too soft for the detail that I want to achieve. I've got loads of ply knocking around, so I'm going to give it a go.

What type of wood would you recommend?

@olivermrobertson

7 жыл бұрын

I use shina plywood (softer, easier to carve) or cherry wood (harder and you get more precision). This is shina

@betlejuice247

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much on the info

how to aply at t-shrt?

It sounds and looks more like clay carving :p

Máster class to do a block

hi, thanks for the video…..do you use japanese tools, which or the companies… also I'm from india so are alternative preferably natural woods to the "shina plywood"

@olivermrobertson

9 жыл бұрын

Hello. Yes I use japanese tools from McClain's. Website: www.imcclains.com. As far as other woods you can carve on, there is cherry wood but it is a harder quality. I use cherry on occasion.

@biancaballantyne8156

9 жыл бұрын

thanks …cheers