Thanks for the video I’m a poor homeless man living in a vehicle looking for a way to free myself instead of stepping back into society for some more suffering. This seems like a beautiful way for me to create something that I can continue to use to make money on the road I love it
Try carving characture faces ie woodspirits in driftwood, carving wood set me free , I have a channel if your interested @ chainsaw Dave usa Good luck and god bless
Beautiful! Also, this was super helpful to see the process rather just reading a description of the process in an online art appreciation class. Thank you!
I came here because I'm doing an essay on Albrecht Durer and he was known for his print making. I decided to come and see how it's done. I appreciate your carving, the music, and how effortless you made it look. thank you and keep carving
Thanks so much for the easy to understand explanation. When I look at old illustrations in old books, I would see two artists' names credited: usually the initial artist, and then the woodblock cutter, and I didn't understand how that process worked until now.
@@Pooknottin Any limits on what kind of leather would work for this? I'm thinking of all the recyclable waste leather of sofas etc... are they generally too soft?
@@hennabyeevi It would depend, but generally I'd say it'd be too thin and too soft. You need a good thickness to get the relief and you need a good stiffness to press with. You could treat the leather (boil it for example) for stiffness, but you do need that thickness. At least a couple of mm, better with 3+ thickness as you have to carve out strips of it.
It's a nice creative video. I liked watching your hands/arms...how careful and almost tender you are. It had a calming effect on me. The video was inspiring and relaxing. Thank you Jeff, for your dedicated work.☺☺
non sapevo che si chiamasse xilografia! io eseguo piccoli lavori,frutta, fiori,che poi coloro! mi date una nuova prospettiva per le mie idee creative grazie e come sempre mi siete molto utili! evviva a voi! grazie. rita
Fact is, chunk of say 10mm wood plank could become such a piece suggested by you. Carved and varnished woodcut as raised and deep cuts will make a livelier piece.
Hi Jeff, my name's Estrella Beltrán-Díaz and I was wondering if I could show my art students this video. We are studying Homer and our lesson talking about woodblock printing. You're video is perfect to show elementary age kids how this art form is really done. Could I show this video to my classes??
My Name is Tony Cassar and I am working on a project on Albrecht Durer as part of my Masters Thesis can i use a short clip from your video on woodcuts pls in my project - will give you full credits for the source
I am also developing an art history curriculum for charter school students and would love to link to this if that is possible. I wondered if you would be doing more videos that are like this, tutorial in nature. Again, it's a great video, thanks for sharing.
I don't know about the paper. Use anything which is not too absorbent, and has a callendared finish. You can see from looking closely at the video that this is not using wood (timber), it is a fibreboard, coarser than MDF. He has clearly fixed the surface and maybe his drawing before carving with something like Sanding Sealer, which is basically Shellac disolved in Methylated Spirits otherwise known as French Polish. This dries in seconds and will keep his edges clean. However it will not be long lasting as at the first signs of moisture in the air the fibreboard absorbs this and swells and collapses. Traditionally, print block makers used Yellow Boxwood as it is almost grain free and does not change size much with humidity or temperature.
