Engraving and Printing Fred the Bug
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ย. 2018
- This short video shows the entire process of making a relief engraving on a block of Resingrave, from transferring the drawing 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 Mohawk Superfine Paper..
The LENK transfer tool I use can be found here: a.co/d/3sz4hOR
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.
“FRED!” was printed in a limited edition of 90 S&N prints. They are available in our Etsy shop HERE: www.etsy.com/SpoffordPress/li...
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Music:
“LogicXCole Instrumental” - ThatKidGoran
“Rise Up” - A. Younge
“Resurrection Morning” - A. Younge
“Bluesette LIVE” - B. Ervin - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Fred the Bug. No matter where I go on my printmaking journey I always revisit Fred the Bug. I love this print, and I love your engraving, especially watching it come to life. I just thought you should know that, and hopefully feel joy. Thank you again Spofford Press
It came out so nice! Thanks for the video. I'm taking history this semester and they didn't really explain any of the engraving ideas, so it was very handy to see engraving in action!
Thank you very much. This is inspiring.
beautiful print, love your channel and your videos. Thank you for sharing your art
Shaimaa Samir thank you!!! My pleasure! 😊
Beautiful, careful, inspiring work. Thank you. Must look at your website.
This is amazing and very inspiring.. Please do tutorial on how to do the etching bed please !!
Really nice, some good tips here for the novice. Thanks for posting!
It's beautiful technique.
I own an estate sale company, and was recently given about 100 beautiful prints to sell from an engraving artist (is that the right term?) who passed away 25 years ago. I knew nothing about the engraving process. Your video was a wonderful help in understanding the steps and the amount of effort that goes into creating the design and why each individual print has slight differences. Thank you so much.
Fred. What a legend.
good work.
i learned a lot thanks
Hi Eric, Can you tell me more about the chase you had made for your Conrad? I have the same press and am SO interested in getting a chase made like yours. Thanks!
Amazing art and craftsmanship... very cool! Thanks for making these videos, I'm learning a ton from them. Can you provide info on where to get a Spitsticker tool?
Bill's Builds I would like to know too
www.imcclains.com/catalog/engravingtools/elliptictint.html
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Fred looks great! Always a joy to see your engraving and printing process. How long does it take you to print an edition of 90?
Ash Flinn thank you! Printing the edition of 90 was a 13 hour day! For real! I tend to take out anything that isn’t 99% perfect as I print, so 13 hours produced an edition of 90 and about 35 duds. 😊
Wonderful video...so generous with your technique...thanks so much. Do you offer an online class?
Thank you!! Not at this time, but I'm trying to put out as many videos as I can with some of my techniques! 😊
Song? In the beginning of ur video
Which tools you've used for the carving, if possible please share the link to buy these tools
And here is the video talking of a rubber blanket.
How do you decide which direction to carve your lines?
Just depending what gives the design a nice flow. Lot of trial and error Over the years!
Will this Acetone transfer technique work on lino blocks?
Yes! Tried it a few times and it seemed to work well. Not sure if a lot of acetone could potentially "melt" the resin surface on the block so I did it quick and then cleaned up!
now that resingrave appears to be unavailable, have you run across a substitute?
This is a very good question
wow That is cool!!