The Woodcut Artist's Handbook: Techniques and Tools for Relief Printmaking

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by: George A. Walker

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 761.2
EAN: 9781554070459
ISBN: 1554070457
Label: Firefly Books
Manufacturer: Firefly Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 168
Publication Date: September 03, 2005
Publisher: Firefly Books
Studio: Firefly Books

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:


A clearly written and meticulously illustrated reference for woodcut techniques and printmaking.



The history of the woodcut goes back over a thousand years. Working carefully with great precision, the woodcut artist carves a mirror image of a design on wood or other suitable material. Then the design is inked and pressed against paper. The technique allows the artist to create an almost unlimited number of impressions of the same work. The precision of the work and the ability of the artist to create multiple impressions allow many fine woodcut artists to create pieces at a reasonable price that an average collector can afford.



The Woodcut Artist's Handbook provides the basics of this craft with a detailed analysis of the tools and the media. Artists can improve or develop considerable skill in this art by following these instructions and helpful tips. Beginners and advanced woodcutters and collectors will gain a deeper understanding of and appreciation for this craft and this art.



This profusely illustrated book is ideal for artists, printmakers, designers and collectors.

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Rating: - The Woodcut Artist's Handbook
George Walker's Handbook is an excellent, enthusiastic introduction to relief printmaking. Although he favors engraving over woodcut he presents the basics of both and then takes the reader on through chapters on materials, tools, the creation of both woodcuts and engravings, papers and ink, printing, and an interesting section on editions. The art is placed in the historical context but he does point out those who are really interested in woodcuts should look at Rebecca Salter's Japanese Woodblock ... Read More

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Rating: - NOT Missing in Action
This is in response to the Jeffery C. Chase review in which he incorrectly states that the work of Antonio Frasconi and Leonard Baskin were not mentioned in the Woodcut Artist's Handbook. They were mentioned and their work would have been reproduced in the book as well if the publisher had been granted reproduction rights. Frasconi's work is referred to on page 20 and The Complete Prints of Leonard Baskin by Alan Fern and Judith O'Sullivan (1984) is suggested reading on page 150. We tried to include as ... Read More

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Rating: - Missing in Action
How any book claiming to cover woodcut prints could fail to mention the works of Antonio Frasconi and Leonard Baskin, yet show half-baked attempts at wood engraving, or champion Barry Moser's soul-less technique as "mastery" is fundamentally lacking. While I thought the love of the medium did show through, and the coverage of the tools and techniques was sound, I think many lesser artists were mentioned, and without these two, it yields an anemic visual source for the interested artist.

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Rating: - Great book for beginners
I have just begun engraving wood and found this book to be extremely helpful. It describes the differences between carving and engraving and gives ample information on tools and printing processes for a beginner.

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Rating: - Woodcut and wood engraving updated
Walker has taken woodcut, arguably the oldest of printing techniques, and brought it into the twenty-first century. Albrecht Durer would certainly recognize everything that goes on in a woodcut artist's shop. It's the tools, inks, papers, and especially subject matter that have changed. This book steps clearly through every step, combining very readable text, illustration, and samples of original prints.

The book starts with the block itself. That can be something as homely as a cut slab of ... Read More

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