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Since, or so he says, how to do it cannot be separated from why you are doing it and what it is you think you are doing, the book also touches on the relation of wood engraving to art more generally, and is a companion not only to beginning but also to continuing in this historic art. A beautiful object in its own right and written by a master in the field, this book is a must have if you treasure fine wood engraving and the contribution Simon Brett has made to it.
Since, or so he says, how to do it cannot be separated from why you are doing it and what it is you think you are doing, the book also touches on the relation of wood engraving to art more generally, and is a companion not only to beginning but also to continuing in this historic art. A beautiful object in its own right and written by a master in the field, this book is a must have if you treasure fine wood engraving and the contribution Simon Brett has made to it.
Simon Brett, chairman of the Society of Wood Engravers, is an artist, printmaker and prize winning book illustrator. He taught for 18 years, from 1970 to 1989, and has written widely on the history and practice of wood engraving, editing the Engravers handbooks for the Society of Wood Engravers and the Contemporary Wood Engravers series for Primrose Hill Press, as well as curating major exhibitions for the Society and for the British Council.
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 OrderDesigning 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
MATTERS ARISING
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Kunst |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Bildende Kunst |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781912217502 |
| ISBN-10: | 1912217503 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Brett, Simon |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 241 x 159 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Simon Brett |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.04.2018 |
| Gewicht: | 0,41 kg |
Simon Brett, chairman of the Society of Wood Engravers, is an artist, printmaker and prize winning book illustrator. He taught for 18 years, from 1970 to 1989, and has written widely on the history and practice of wood engraving, editing the Engravers handbooks for the Society of Wood Engravers and the Contemporary Wood Engravers series for Primrose Hill Press, as well as curating major exhibitions for the Society and for the British Council.
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 OrderDesigning 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
MATTERS ARISING
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Kunst |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Bildende Kunst |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781912217502 |
| ISBN-10: | 1912217503 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Brett, Simon |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 241 x 159 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Simon Brett |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.04.2018 |
| Gewicht: | 0,41 kg |
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