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Albrecht Dürer and my passion for woodcut art
In this old thread https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...hlight=woodcut I have described how I reproduce a woodcut by drawing only with vectors in Xara.
I continued to experiment and refine my technique. Some examples:
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From the last drawing I made a nyloprint cliché and printed the vector reproduction on a letterpress machine.
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I wanted to see if I hit the woodcutters in any way. As you can see from the macro shot, this has been achieved.
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Since I have some time at the moment, I decided to do a new woodcut by Dürer. The master class, so to speak.
Every spare minute I’m going to draw on this work and share it with you. Whenever something new comes in, I’ll put it here and you’ll see the progress.
So here is the first part of my new project. Maybe one or the other already realizes what it is. Have fun!
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excellent ernie
that new drawing is [going to be] an odd-toed ungulate I believe - really look forward to seeing it :)
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handrawn
excellent ernie
that new drawing is [going to be] an odd-toed ungulate I believe - really look forward to seeing it :)
Hi handrawn, it looks You believe right. :D
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I loved his work and his logo-like signature. Well done Ernie.
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That is just amazing work. The number of objects in one these drawings is just huge.
When you are doing a drawing are you tracing over an example or are you trying to do it all by eye?
Also what size would a drawing normally be?
Again just so impressive.
Ray
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RKissane
That is just amazing work. The number of objects in one these drawings is just huge.
When you are doing a drawing are you tracing over an example or are you trying to do it all by eye?
Also what size would a drawing normally be?
Again just so impressive.
Ray
Hello Ray, thank you for your interest.
Since I live and work in Germany, I also work in the DIN-A format area. My drawings prefer to be in DIN A4.
This allows me to be flexible and scale my drawings in the entire DIN A format range without any adjustment.
Since everything is pure vectors, I don’t need to be afraid of possible resolution-dependent quality problems.
Drawing from the background would be easier and faster but is not possible due to the resolution of the images,
which are freely available on the Internet.
That’s why I work classically with raster cells and then redraw them in my documents according to the eye and feeling.
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Servus Ernie
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more kudos to you then.. after all durer never had that advantage...
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Superb, detailed looking work ernie.
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Thank You ALL.
Here's todays update of my new drawing.
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Ernie, your new work is excellent, and I’m excited to follow this thread.
I read your previous post at the time and have just reread it just now. I had forgotten what a great method you had discovered using the Shape Painter tool and pressure sensitivity to emulate wood engraving.
For a long time I have had a strong interest in wood engraving and it’s one of my favourite printmaking techniques, although I’ve never actually tried it.
Dürer was a masterful engraver but there are still a few skilled practitioners keeping the craft alive. The Society of Wood engravers (SWE) is a good place to see some of their current work. Of course there’s nothing like seeing an original print.
https://www.woodengravers.co.uk/
As you mentioned earlier there are many wonderful inspirational digital artists here on the TG forum, but I particularly admire anyone, who like you, have the ambition and dedication to keep working away on a project whenever you get a few spare moments. I’m afraid my hard disk is littered with unfinished work and undeveloped ideas.
I’m really looking forward to the ongoing progress of your drawing (of R. unicornis ?) :)
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Hello Jono, thank you for your kind words.
Yeah, you’re right. The woodcut scene is currently dominated by excellent artists in England.
No wonder it was the Englishman Thomas Bewick who revolutionized woodblock prints.
Thomas Bewick, graphic designer and woodcutter (1753-1828), created a number of works in the final years of the 18th century.
By the end of the 19th century, all the previously valid form cutting rules were turned upside down and thus revolutionized woodcut.
Bewick began to stab his figures in brainwood instead of longwood. He used boxwood discs sawn across the trunk.
Instead of the previous knife, he used a grave prick with a V-shaped cross-section.
If you have the opportunity, join one of the many woodcut workshops.
It’s an experience you never forget and it’s fun too. This gives you awe of the skills of the old and new masters.
Cheers Ernie
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Ernie those are wonderful.
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So, here we go with the R. . . by A. Dürer.
I have decided to always post the last picture first and the current one second. So you can follow better what has changed or what is new.
I will mention it again it is a horrible, time consuming job. But I wanted it that way.
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Have fun and stay healthy.
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masochisic eh :D
but you are so damn close to the original I can't tell the difference, way to go !
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handrawn
masochisic eh :D
Not at all. But where passion is …:D
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...then pain is irrelevant :D
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ernie-f
But where passion is …:D
... there is pain.
(The root meaning of 'passion' is suffering, enduring)
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What are you asking, handrawn?
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? is a typo - I was simply agreeing, sorry :o
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No need to apologize, hd, but when you were still a MOD members were encouraged to always read right through their own replies before posting as it avoids misunderstandings etc. ;))
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I think that is a completely seperate issue, no one is above typo's, it was meant to be an ! - reading through the thread to understand it is a given; fat fingers and short sight are a cross to bear :D :p
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handrawn
no one is above typo's, it was meant to be an !
That was clear from your previous post, handrawn....
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well exactly...
@ ernie - sorry about all this distraction in what is meant to be a serious thread - I hope your drawing is progressing well..
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MOD members were encouraged to always read right through their own replies before posting as it avoids misunderstandings etc.
I do but still commit fopas More often than I would like.
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My comment came with an implicit wink. ;)
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Nice to see that people know how to handle humor on this forum as well.
The big bussiness work is done and I had some hours to work on. With pain! Because the progress for a work of about 6 hours is low.
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Will be continued.
Ernie
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your dedication is admiralble :-bd
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Thanks Ernie for your reply and info. Your drawing is looking great.
It's clever how you show the current progress and the step before at the same image size.
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…and another small part is ready. Enjoy it!
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it's starting to take on a life of it's own :)
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I can't wait until I can get idea of what this is suppose to be. As you add more to it the more lost I am on what it is.
;)
Ray
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I can't wait until I can get idea of what this is suppose to be. As you add more to it the more lost I am on what it is.
;)
Ray
Me too Ray
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@handrawn: Yes it lives on the paper and I had a flow and I can't stop to drawing.
@RKissane & wizzard509: Are you kidding me a little … :-O
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@RKissane & wizzard509: Are you kidding me a little … :-O
:D
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And again, a little piece is finished.
So far I have used up 5 tips for the WACOM pen.
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Cheers from Bavaria
Ernie
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5 tips! I think I've only used that number in over a decade. Well done Ernie.
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Thanks Egg!
But I am still not ready :'(.
It's still a lot of work to do.
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way to go :-bd
[I use the soft 'felt' nibs, get through about 1 a month]