Wood engraving - but on plastic!
I did not find the engraver's plastic as satisfying as working on wood. And not entirely happy with this image, but I will rework it, no time in the studio. (This is from a photo by Alessandra Meniconzi from the Royal Geographic Photography exhibition, I would link to it except they have an annoying
scrolling flash display. )
Still, we had a beautiful two days in the studio, lovely people, lovely tutor, lovely chat, learned a lot. 14 hours of pure pleasure. The people I meet in this world are 95% happier than the ones I see at work every day. Why can't I do this all the time?
Tip for new engravers: do not choose an image which is of the snowy wastes. Basically, lots of black is what you want, not lots of white.
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Engravers' plastic |
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Transferring the image |
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Starting to engrave |
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final print - darker than I wanted |
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