Wood Engraving from Sketch to Print : Holy Carp!
Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль
This video shows my entire process of creating a wood engraving from the initial sketch to the finished print.
The ¼ round of end-grain maple wood I use came from The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Hamilton teamed up with The Wood Engravers Network, an organization of which I’m a member. They sent the wood blocks to several WEN members as a part of a project called, “Seize The Carp”. WEN editor Tony Drehfal organized this long-term collaboration with Hamilton in the spirit of carpe diem - seize the day - for wood engravers.
The terms were simple: We can engrave our blocks in any style we wish, but the theme must be a carp fish. Once engraved, we can print an edition for ourselves to have or sell, and then we mail the block back to Hamilton to be included in their permanent collection. Anyone taking a workshop at Hamilton can choose one of our carp blocks to lock in with their type and make posters, cards and broadsides. I’m so happy to have been a part of this cool project!
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You can checkout the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum HERE:
woodtype.org/
The Wood Engravers Network can be found HERE:
woodengravers.org/
If you would like to purchase one of my prints, you can find them HERE:
www.etsy.com/shop/SpoffordPress
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INSTAGRAM - / ericvonzip
FACEBOOK - / spoffordpress
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Carp diem = “carp the day.” Thank you for this great process video!
This is really awesome. I've never tried wood block engraving, but I enjoy drawing. Your video made it very simple to follow. Gonna try this weekend. Thanks again for the post!
Wow, that was just awesome! What an excellent little lesson. Thanks very much!!
@sigittegalbinangun3947
11 ай бұрын
😊
Many thanks.
Beautiful Thank you!
Love this process! Thank you. It would be awesome to get a video on the engraving tools you used and what you use them for. As I’m just starting to learn and their seems to be a lack of videos breaking down the tools. Or I’ve just not used the right search terms yet. Ha Thank you for your content
Wonderful. Thanks!
That's gorgeous
I learned a lot watching you. TX
Thanks for sharing! Great project.
@SpoffordPress
7 жыл бұрын
Debra Riffe thank you!!!
so beautiful!
@SpoffordPress
7 жыл бұрын
Shaimaa Elshatter thank you so much!
Very cool you used the Dremel tool -- husband recommended that
muito bacana parabens pelo trabalhos saudaçoes desde Brasil
Could you list out the names/sizes of the carving tools you used? Such great fine lines.
@smokeynewton
Жыл бұрын
Since in 4 years this guy can't be bothered to respond to a question by one of his viewers, here's a link to another artist who explains what each of the tools are for. kzread.info/dash/bejne/l3-ho9Slos3efKw.html
Holy carp Eric that's a nice crisp print ! Just discovered your channel (I'm coming from Graham's Diode press), thanks for sharing your process. I make linocuts and I'm pretty sure I'll try woodcut one of these days...
@SpoffordPress
6 жыл бұрын
La presse de l'alex hi! That's awesome! I'm a huge fan of Diode Press! Graham's a great guy Glad you found my channel! Definitely try a woodcut, although I prefer Lino too!! Less issues with wood grain showing and stuff like that
Thanks for sharing this! Been following you on Instagram and have decided to take on some wood engraving prints.
@SpoffordPress
6 жыл бұрын
A Marquez thank you! That’s exciting! I love wood engraving. The amount of fine details you can achieve is incredible. Best of luck to you!
Which tools you used? How can I buy a sharp carving tools?
I am an engraver who mostly prints by hand but I think I am ready to bite the bullet and get a press. Would you recommend a Conrad press like yours if I am going to use it most of the time to print type-high wood/resingrave engravings (as opposed to intaglio prints or even linocuts)?
Where did you get the diamond tip carving tool? Or, is it called a spit sticker? Sorry wasn't sure what that was. I want to carve small areas and do those delicate arched lines in my block prints. I am carving bass wood.
Eric great video, from start to finish! Can you share what kind of carving tools you used and where to purchase? Also, is mahogany wood the best to use for wood engravings? wood blocks as well?
@SpoffordPress
5 жыл бұрын
Susan Cheatham hi! I’m using engraving burin tools from EC Lyons. I purchased them from a fantastic website McClains Printmaking Supply. As for woods, as long as it’s a hard wood and you are engraving in the end grain they should work well. Rock maple and boxwood, and lemon wood are usually the favorites amongst Wood Engravers! For regular woodcuts (with knives and VGouges etc), birch, Shina and mahogany are great! Shina is a beautiful wood with almost no grain that is also sold through McClains!
I know you’re using engraving tools, can this tools be used on Lino it’s?
how long does it take to make this print?
Thank you for the clear and simple instructions. The sound is very faint. Is there any way to improve that?
@SpoffordPress
5 жыл бұрын
Kate Burdett thank you! I’m sorry about the sound levels. I’m not great at producing these little videos, but I’m slowly working on it! Sorry about that😊
Link me to where to get these tools please, wow such detailed works!
@PSMITHjl
3 жыл бұрын
E C Lyons Online store for best selection & prices
@krazyhorse448
3 жыл бұрын
@@PSMITHjl Thank you
What kind of wood are you using?
@SpoffordPress
6 жыл бұрын
Bryn Castille hi! This is endgrain maple wood.
Can i know what type of tool is he using
@SpoffordPress
5 жыл бұрын
kosuru keerthi hi! I’m using a few tools, all wood engraving tools called “burins”. One is a diamond shaped tool for thin lines and these a tool called an “elliptical tint tool” or “spitsticker” (that’s the nickname) that makes lines that swell and taper.
@Raindrop_PK
5 жыл бұрын
@@SpoffordPress tq so much
Would you do an engraving job for me?
A diamond tip.....what????