my very first attempt at carving a graphite block for

Carving the Little Guys: Easy Techniques for Beginning

If you have big ideas about caricature carving, start with the Little Guys! Author Keith Randich takes you cut-by-cut through the process of transforming a small block of wood into an expressive little person. By learning to carve a Little Guy, you'll master essential

If You Still Haven't Made a Shrink Pot

2020/11/30My tip to others is to use the point of a spoon carving hook knife to deepen the apex of the groove as you go. it reaches right in from the bottom and makes this task easy. As this is my first attempt I am a little apprehensive about the bottom fit.

Carving Your Rubber Stamp

I recommend a Brilliance Dew Drop; the ink is first rate, especially the Graphite Black which is blacker than just about any other stamp ink. You should always use a quality ink pad with your stamps; a cheap ink pad may result in a blotchy image, giving you the impression that your carving job wasn't as

Linocut Printmaking: Learn the Basics to Create your

Carving: we're going to start carving the lemon first. As I mentioned, I'd like to start with the smallest one first, which is the number one and I trace around the outside border of my design creates a bit of a gap or just a protective legend as I'm carpet the negative space.

Lino Block Printing for Kids – Playful Learning

Only a very small amount of paint is needed but I think this can be a very valuable learning experience for your child. Too much paint and the roller will push paint into the carved portions of the block. The photo below shows my son's first attempt at filling the

Carving the Little Guys: Easy Techniques for Beginning

Creative Pumpkin Carving Ideas That Look Ghoulishly Good

It's no secret that we love a good carved pumpkin for Halloween. But forget the same old pumpkin decorating ideas you've been doing year after year and take a zombie crawl to the spookier side. Mix up your DIY Halloween decorations with an easy idea from our roundup that's full of inspirational designs that are so much cooler than the standard, grinning jack-o'-lantern.

History of cartography

This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. The history of cartography traces the development of cartography, or mapmaking technology, in human history.

Studio Saturdays: Stamp Carving

I run it along the outside of my design first, creating an outline, then go around again, widening the line. You don't have to dig deeply into the block—just put a little pressure on the blade to remove some of the rubber. Start the carving by creating a thin outline

85 DUCK WOOD CARVING/PATTERNS HOW TO ideas

The first step is to insert the eyes into the head at the correct angle. I use modeling clay to hold the eye in place. I use a dowel rod that I've carved a concave end into so I can se the eyes angled slightly forward and and down. Then, if there is Wood Carving

Transfer a sketch to lino

So having cut a piece of graphite paper to size, the first thing to do is sandwich the graphite paper between your sketch and the sheet of lino. Make sure the graphite paper has its shiny side facing the lino as this is the side that has the graphite on it that gets transferred onto the lino as you trace your drawing.

Andrew Hvisdak's e

For this assignment, we were tasked with carving a sculpture out of a plaster block. The inspirations for my sculpture were Ancient Greek Doric columns and the post-and-lintel architectural unit. The gallery below shows my references (note: I did not attempt to replicate my references; I took the elements I liked from each).

David Petersen's Blog: 2021 Bookplate Process

My degree is in printmaking, so I was also drawn to the idea of actually carving a block (or perhaps a few blocks) for the process instead of digitally faking it (I split the difference on that––I'll talk more about the digital fakery later).

Inspiration, me, 2021 : printmaking

Just finished my first reduction print. I did use a second block for the berries as I wanted the red to pop, but the main block was reduced for 3 layers. 4 layers total. Pretty happy with how it turned out! There are also 2 variations due to a dry rack failure.

Ant Kelly Creations

My first attempt at carving a Kurinuki style vessel! 🌿 . Special thanks to Annette Lindenberg lindenberg_designs for her excellent tuition! 🌱 . . . . . #kurinuki #newskills #claycarving #clayspiration #bonsaipot #happypotter #haveagoodclay #busyhands #instareal #

Carving Your Rubber Stamp

tsk tsk: relief printing

2006/10/26Lino or wood block printing falls under the catergory of relief. Basically anything carved away from below the surface of the block won't print. My days of being a printmaking student at university are far behind me. This is my very first attempt to print without a

If You Still Haven't Made a Shrink Pot

8 Easy Tips for Carving Block Ice

2016/3/17Block ice is very temperamental, and it's not at all abnormal if you have to correct some mistakes as you go. Take your time and be patient! 6. Fix imperfections Block ice is very temperamental, so don't be discouraged if it takes some time to get your method

Pencil

Writing implement HB graphite pencils Coloured pencils (Caran d'Ache) A typical modern-day pencil. 1. Solid pigment core (typically graphite, commonly called pencil lead). 2. Wood. 3. Painted body. 4. Ferrule. 5. Eraser. A pencil is an implement for writing or drawing, constructed of a narrow, solid pigment core in a protective casing that

Preparing a New Fingerboard – Triangle Strings

Author: Matthew Noykos Even though you can buy a fingerboard blank from your supplier, it is not ready to be put on the instrument. A little prep work is involved to get the blank ready. In this article I will cover the method I use for preparing a new fingerboard.

Getting Started (NuclearCraft)

2020/7/5Building a Fission Reactor We're almost ready to make our first, very basic Fission Reactor, but we're going to need a lot of Basic Plating, Tough Alloy and Steel to make one.The main article on Fission Reactors describes how to build a Fission Reactor in general, but this section will show how you may want to go about coming up with your own reactor designs.

Lampworking Tools – THE ALCHEMISTRESS

My guess is the price difference is due to the type of graphite used and the difference in finishing the graphite, perhaps the labour costs in creating the tools as well. Either way, if you're in the US a Devardi tool is very inexpensive and a good entry point into this style of tool.

Amazon: 200 Sheets Carbon Paper Black Graphite

Graphite is made of pencil lead and is erasable CARBON which this is, is more of a charcoal base and is very difficult to erase. U must use the lightest possible touch and also I have shown in a the picture that u can not at anytime rest your hand on the paper as the slightest touch will leave black marks.