@@devinmichaelroberts9954 Hhh... I just clicked on a video entitled "the engraver's process", but doesn't show the process, because according to you it's a "secret"... Keep your secret, I'm not one of the 3 people in this country who care, let alone pay for it. The real question is: why would the poster feel entitled to post clickbait and not be called a douchebag?
Exactly what I wanted, to see the etching part, the different tools. I can't find any video out there showing how they made those perfect hatching back in the 18th century...
Thanks for this. I'm presently studying into the history of Graphic Design and needed to see a visual example of Copperplate printing to properly get it. This has helped me get a better understanding of the process. Thank you :)
You are right! Engraving is a very demanding job. But it is a very traditional and preferred art branch. Don't think it's difficult, you can get experience in a short time. It will take you a short time to become a master at engraving. It is always easier to carve. Progressing by diminishing the existing is not something related to the creative side of the human being. Therefore, engraving is not difficult for us artists, it is only traditionally defined.
@@peraera5241 hatching is much harder to master than painting, just look at zorn, you can look close at his paintings, copy the value/saturation/hue at each point and pretty easily make a study that looks very close to the original, but try to copy one of his etchings and thats another story even if you try to do it in pen it's far more challenging than oil painting where you can just paint what you see instead of translating all forms into lines
@@peraera5241 Short time to master engraving? Easier to carve? I know some "professional" artists myself, (including a few carvers and sculptors) that have many many years on me and create works that demand decent price tags. They are so humble, that they do not even consider themselves a master of their respective crafts. Yet, they do consider themselves pros at their craft. Those artists I know have practiced for decades and became skilled enough to make a name for themselves while making a good living selling their artworks. Life is short but I would argue that it takes most people 10,000 plus hours of practice, let alone experience, to even be possibly considered being at the "mastery" level at anything that necessitates skill.
I'm writing an academic article on a natural history book published in 1805 that contained, for that time, particularly elegant copper engravings. This video really helped me understand the engraving process. Thanks for taking the trouble.
So I am a printmaker. Love intaglio, especially etching and dry-point. I now see the subtle differences. When etching the burr is created by a v tool carving pieces of metal out. Vs dry-poing where the surface is scratched, and etching, where chemicals take it away.
l have the original copper printing plate for the share issue of The Glasgow and South Western Railway Company from 1850 and have never thought of having a print made from it.
Thanks for that great demonstration. One thing stands out, apart from the skill and knowledge, and years of practice involved in becoming a proficient engraver, and that's the amount of physical space needed to do this. Great video.
While I saw several engravers and their example works in college, I had never seen true 'modern masterpieces' until I happened to stumble upon where the 'true masters' of our modern age practice the 'old arts'...firearms engravers. Some of the greatest 'engraving masters' that live now, work in firearms and knives...doing 'custom one-off' contract pieces for clientele. A simple $1,000 hunting shotgun becomes a $10,000, $25,000 masterpiece after they have finished their work...with skill arguably better than even the Renaissance Masters themselves. Not to mention, their works done in hardened nickel-steel is FAR more difficult, and enduring, than copper will ever be. Take the time, search for videos...they ARE out there!
Wow so this is the technique used by Hendrik Goltzius. It still seems baffling to me. It must take ages, and there is no room for error! I was trying to research how they create the illustrations for portraits on bank notes. It's so detailed. Amazing
I did my bachelors in Art History and my roomie was a print-making major who did soo many engraving and etchings throughout our years together. I would be filled with wonder and respect for her on how hard she would work so hard over each and every print, sweating and crying and sometimes even bleeding from cuts by the sharp edges of the plates. In those years I learned so much through her about these processes while she worked in the room before taking the prints.
@@juanmendez3212 bro, if you think thats what it is, you need to learn a little bit more before you comment. Maybe yeah we dont need a bachelors to learn engraving, then the person needs to put in a similar amount of time to the practice. A bachelors degree does that, allows people to put in years into the practice.
No, this process is used extensively for security prints such as banknotes and postal stamps, it is known colloquially as "intaglio". Books and newspaper uses letterpress printing process with illustrations made out of woodcuts, the areas to be printed are "raised" over none printing areas and they are known as "relief" printing; it was the predominant method of printing before the 20th century.
Can't wait to do the copperplate and other graphic art. I am in the academy of fine art in Zagreb and for now i just have drawing, nude and sculpting class with many other classes which are just studies of art history. Sorry for english : /
beautiful work.....this needs a lot of skill...which means not all engravers can do an equally good job - there will be some engravers who are better at engraving than others....
What kind of wax was that? It looked like a huge piece of beeswax. I didn't quiet understand what you called the stuff you dipped your hands in when hand rubbing. Thanks for your help and this video!
Oh the hours and concentrating on engraving in the first place....wonderful....how did they work out the process in the old days? Did you find out what to do from writings?
The swiping camera makes me dizzy! This was totally unnecessary! Such a shame as I wanted to see this. I hope this shaky cam trend is breathing its last breaths and life will become normal again.
I am halfway through watching this video, and have stopped to ask : Why is the camera swimming here and there? Why could we not watch a steadily tripod mounted camera video, or even a hand-held camera that was steady and did not try to create an 'artistic' effect with the camera swimming, zooming in and out etc??? Information laden videos should be made with cameras held rock steady to transmit steady pictures and videos. Period. I have now finished watching and can confirm that I am enraged by the person holding the camera. I was eager to see and learn from this video, but am none the wiser for it. All I have is a headache. Nevertheless I must add here that the technique shown here is fascinating and wish this whole video could be redone with my remarks in mind (i.e. with a steady unshaking, unswimming camera, affording maximum uninterrupted view of what was going on). The intention of this video seems to be for viewers to admire but not to learn.
Egh...This "engraving" process was taught to me in a Graphic Design/Printing 101 class in college. I'm not that impressed at all. So he used someone elses art and then used tracing paper to copy the image onto a copper sheet. WOW! If You wanna see some real amazing engravers check out Les R. Seamster at www.silverhighlights.com/. Check him out, I especially like the oil rig worker Aluminum hard hats. These have been done in the industry for a very long time. These artist use no tracing paper and don't have cleft assholes.
