Relief Engraving and Printmaking The Tortoise Block

This short video shows the entire process of making a relief engraving on a block of Resingrave, from initial sketch to actual engraving to printing the final edition. A Resingrave block is a synthetic material that is a great substitute for end-grain boxwood (traditionally used for wood engraving but very expensive). I buy my blocks and tools from McClains Printmaking Supply: www.imcclains.com/catalog/bloc...
Other supplies I am using are a Conrad E-15 Etching Press, Black oil-based relief ink from Graphic Chemical, and Zerkall Book Weight Paper.
The registration tabs I use are called Ternes-Burton Pins and Strips, which can be found HERE: www.dickblick.com/brands/tern...
The wooden jig that holds the blocks and paper on the pressbed is something a friend of mine made to custom fit my press. It is basically a simple frame with a cross piece attached to a thinner plywood. I hope to make a future video on how to make one.
“TORTOISE!” was printed in a limited edition of 75 S&N prints. They are available in our Etsy shop HERE: www.etsy.com/listing/59929666...
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Music:
“Inspired” - Kevin MacLoad -(incompetech.com)
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“Rise Up” - A. Younge
“Resurrection Morning” - A. Younge
“Faster Does It” - Kevin MacLoad is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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“Smoke Stack” - J. Griffin

[@vo2651]

This process is impressively flawless! Amazing and great video, so detailed in the steps, a pleasure to watch! Thanks for sharing… great work!

[@TheMarkEH]

A super piece of artwork, thank you for sharing.

[@boris8857]

Great video on printing process of wood engraving.

[@michaeldellacava]

Great job!

[@srinivascreative4151]

Awesome work

[@albertinonunez5141]

Hermoso trabajo!!!!!

[@artea2fusion]

demais lindo trabalho

[@simonedoherty6195]

Lovely piece of engraving. I was wondering why you cut your final prints to size when you have a registration system in place. I would have thought the registration system would have done the job for you if you had all your printing paper the same size??

[@henriolanie6093]

Hello, could you tell us where you get the tools you’re using? Thank you, Henri.

[@Raindrop_PK]

Can that tool be used for wood cut

[@SpoffordPress]

kosuru keerthi hi! These tools only work on Resingrave blocks or on blocks of end-grain wood, like boxwood. That’s how traditional wood engravings are made. Regular wood or linoleum is too soft for these tools.