From a world-renowned printmaker and illustrator, comes this primer on the art of wood engraving - a pursuit which one can 'learn' in an hour, but one which can only be mastered through years of persistence, dedication...blood, sweat, and tears."Wood Engraving" is filled with a lifetime of knowledge - how to prepare a printing block; how to think in the medium's properties of line, shape, and ink; and how to transfer a drawing onto a block - as well as genial and practical advice on everything from which tools to use and which inks work best, to how to fail successfully, and how to acquire the habits of work that lead to real achievement. A lesson in both life, and art, this beautifully illustrated volume will become an invaluable reference for anyone interested in this unique and fulfilling art form.
- ISBN10 1567922791
- ISBN13 9781567922790
- Publish Date 1 January 2006
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 March 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint David R. Godine Publisher Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 112
- Language English