Tag: woodcut
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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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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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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…
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A Pendant // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #18 I’ve worn a feather pendant since my teens. Maybe longer. It’s a part of my identity. I claimed it as a religious symbol in the Marines so I could continue wearing it. In truth, it’s the closest thing I have to a religious symbol… it’s a deeply personal thing, and I…
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Technology Replaces Technology // Try Every Day
Try Every Day # 16 I’m still experimenting with this woodcut style. I’m hoping to find something that works for me so I can try to actually carve it in wood. I could practice with simple shapes, sure, but I always enjoy a bit more challenge when trying something new I like the irony of…
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This one is bad // Try Every Day
Try Every Day # 15 I thought I would continue exploring the woodblock style. This time, instead of searching online for reference, I took a picture of a book on my desk, and then tried to block that out. It looked okay until I tried to do the shading at the bottom. I need to…
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Woodcut // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #12 I’ve always been fascinated by illustrations in ancient texts. The pre-printing press era. The woodcut designs. I love how the artists of the day could capture a moment in time with seemingly just a few lines. There was no shading, so the images feature huge contrast instead. Large dark patches, highlited…