Tag: drawing
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Another Woodcut Attempt
I tried another woodcut… and I don’t like it. I messed up the carving a bit too much. I think I got a bit over-confident after trying this a whole one time before. This seems to be my “normal” when learning a new skill. The second one is never as good as the first. I…
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Experimenting With Woodcut
I’ve mentioned it a few times in my Try Every Day posts, but woodcut printing is something I’ve always been fascinated with. Woodcut is a type of relief printing where the block medium is… well… wood. There are dozens of other mediums you can use for relief printing, but the traditional woodcut designs of the…
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A Circle // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #29 This is a circle. First try. No practice. No pencil. Just picked up a pen and went for it. Why? Well, I have no inspiration today. There’s nothing that I want to draw. So, let this circle represent all the things I should be doing instead of worrying about publishing a…
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Advertisement Art // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #28 In the 80’s and maybe even into the early 1990’s it was still fairly common to see hand-drawn catalogs and advertisements for local companies. I remember the print ads for Big and Small Lots, 84 Lumber, and Hills department stores all featured drawn art. I can remember thinking, “that’s what I…
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I’ll Wait // Try Every day
Try Every Day #27 No story today.No inspiration.I have no idea where this came from. I just opened my book and started drawing.
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The Mountains // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #26 I live in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. I’ve known and explored these hills my entire life. Today, while working on a logo design for a friends new company, I found something like this in my image search results. It looked like great shading practice for this woodcut thing I’ve…
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Old Turtle // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #25I’ve had this turtle on my phone for a while now. I’m not sure where the image came from but the moment I saw it, I fell in love with him. On reddit, the title says that this turtle is 100 years old. Whatever he is, he’s awesome. So, I’m doing something…
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I Don’t Use Plans // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #24 I make things. A great many things. Ever since I was a child, I had tools in my hand. My dad taught me to swing a hammer with accuracy, use hand saws, drills, screwdrivers… and I started bolting wood together. I made tree houses, go carts, furniture, toys… just about anything…
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Maybe a Start // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #23 As I continue to work my way towards actually cutting something in wood, I’ve been doing a bunch of research, looking for my first image. It might be something like this, and there are a few reasons why. If you have never thought about relief printing then it takes a bit…