{"product_id":"wood-engraving-a-personal-approach-a-personal-approach","title":"Wood Engraving  A Personal Approach: A Personal Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis InDepth Guide To The Art And Craft Of Wood Engraving, From A Recognised Expert In The Field, Offers A Fount Of Information, Advice And Top Tips Into Working Effectively In This Medium. Aimed Both At Beginners And At Those With Experience, Anne Desmet Ra Generously Shares Her Extensive Knowledge Explaining Traditional Techniques In Clear StepByStep Stages. She Also Introduces New, Unexpected, NeverBeforePublished Ideas, Possibilities And Directions Based On Her Own Creative Experiments With Wood Engraving Over Four Decades. Wood Engraving  A Personal Approach Invites Both Beginners And More Experienced Practitioners To Engage With The Processes And Possibilities  Orthodox And Otherwise  Of The Art And Craft Of Engraving On EndGrain Woodblocks To Produce Original, Handmade Prints Of Amazing Diversity And Finesse. Exploring, In Particular, The MediumS Great Potential For Creating Images In Light, The Reader Is Supported On Their Own Creative Path With Plenty Of StepByStep Guidance, Top Tips And UserFriendly Ideas And Advice. Enriched With A Wealth Of Inspiring Images By The Author Herself, Spanning Her 40 Years As A Wood Engraver, Alongside Excellent Examples By Other Leading Practitioners, The Book Extends Well Beyond The Scope Of Other Engraving Manuals. While Advocating And Imparting Traditional Processes, The Author Actively Encourages The Breaking Of The MediumS Traditional Boundaries Using Modern Methods And Technical Innovations. The Book Facilitates A Lively Personal Engagement By The Reader Who Will Be Empowered To Take Up This Historic Medium And Make It Their Own. This Book Explains How To Prepare Blocks, Handle And Sharpen Tools, Scale And Prepare Imagery For Engraving Using Traditional Approaches And The Latest Digital Aids. Shares Ideas To Combine Wood Engraving With Linocut, Stencils And Other MixedMedia Methods, As Well As Innovative CollageMaking On Unusual Surfaces. Features Inspiring Examples Of Prints Using HandPrinting And PressPrinting, In Black And White And In Blended Colours, And New Abstract Compositions Printed Digitally. Offers A New Perspective On A Medium With Extraordinary Capacity For Expressing Light, Shade And PrecisionCut Detail\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crowood Press (Uk)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47957102035189,"sku":"DADAX0719845874","price":49.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/91KFovoqwjL.jpg?v=1775548728","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/wood-engraving-a-personal-approach-a-personal-approach","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}