How to make a wood engraving

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  • Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
  • There's something magical about the centuries-old art of wood engraving, in which an artist uses the same tools used to engrave jewellery to create extraordinarily detailed prints. Anne Desmet RA is one of only three wood engravers to be elected as Academicians in the Royal Academy's nearly 250-year history. Here, she takes us through each step in creating a wood engraving, from tracing the original drawing through to printing a first proof.
    Anne Desmet RA is one of only three wood engravers to be elected as Academicians in the Royal Academy’s nearly 250-year history. She is an experienced printmaking tutor and was editor of Printmaking Today from 1998-2013. In this video, she takes us through each step in creating a wood engraving, including tips on how to use traditional tools like the diamond graver and the spitsticker.
    A signed print of San Severino Marche is available as a special edition of 40 with Anne Desmet’s new book Italian Journey: shop.royalacademy.org.uk/book...
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  • @cfinlay6428
    @cfinlay6428 5 років тому +230

    "Not bad" typical English understatement, I think it is excellent. Very nice work. Thank you for posting this video I found it very instructive.

    • @derekpercy7787
      @derekpercy7787 4 місяці тому +2

      Absolutely beautiful works and brilliantly explained - Thank you so much for sharing 🌈

  • @locandro1
    @locandro1 2 роки тому +8

    What praise can I give that no one else has?...Except maybe that so much important and helpful information is communicated so clearly in a mere 6 minutes.

  • @chrisosborn3040
    @chrisosborn3040 6 років тому +28

    Wow! Wonderful to see someone who has really mastered their art and can pass it on in easy to understand language and an excellent demonstration.

  • @jandrasco2498
    @jandrasco2498 2 роки тому +6

    Being a former Intaglio printer I really enjoyed this. Takes me back to watching the Engravers working on the plates .

  • @edrandomed
    @edrandomed 6 років тому +30

    Whoa, that was amazing from selecting the image, to carving to printing. I enjoyed knowing about the tools as well. Thank you.

  • @jst6376
    @jst6376 3 роки тому +7

    This is great, and just what I needed for my introductory art history students, thank you!

  • @Aelinnia
    @Aelinnia 6 років тому +4

    Excellent description of the different types of carving tools. The best I've seen. Thanks!

  • @scott-ish404
    @scott-ish404 3 роки тому +1

    My favourite kind of printing now shown in detail. Thank you so much!

  • @susancoles7337
    @susancoles7337 7 років тому +3

    loved this and the print too.

  • @donaldoarmand212
    @donaldoarmand212 5 років тому +1

    beautiful artwork by a lovely teacher and artist!

  • @birdslikestickyspoon
    @birdslikestickyspoon 7 років тому

    Thank you for such a comprehensive video! It's been really helpful.

  • @robertovasani
    @robertovasani 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing!! I am a huge fan of Gustave Doré, now I understand better how much work went into his art. Thank you

  • @vfxsquad511
    @vfxsquad511 2 роки тому

    Final Out gave me goose bumps. Very well done !!!

  • @phoebesativa4011
    @phoebesativa4011 5 років тому +1

    thoroughly absorbed watching you create this. Thank you for sharing

  • @kerrym5424
    @kerrym5424 6 років тому

    Beautiful. There is something special about woodcut engravings!

  • @BannedIP
    @BannedIP 4 роки тому

    Brilliant work! I didn't knew how it was made, thanks for sharing!

  • @vanmarsdesign
    @vanmarsdesign 4 місяці тому

    Wow! Beautiful work.

  • @homeschooledchimp905
    @homeschooledchimp905 5 років тому +7

    So far, the most instructional video on tool use I've seen. Thanks!!

  • @paulbanerjee2078
    @paulbanerjee2078 4 роки тому +2

    Wow! I am speechless with the absolutely splendid result. I didn't know anything about wood engraving until I saw your video today. I am writing a series of articles on woodworking and, wood engraving is one of the topics that I have to write about. This video tells me everything I need to know to explain what wood engraving is. Awesome video and great work!

  • @BobSeal
    @BobSeal Рік тому

    Great video. Thank you Anne Desmet RA for the valuable information. Best Wishes from Australia.

  • @calum3728
    @calum3728 6 років тому

    The wood block engraving itself is a thing of beauty.

  • @jayroland9481
    @jayroland9481 2 роки тому +1

    Absolutely stunning Madame, you make it look so easy. What a wonderful skill to have.

  • @rorylaubscher3208
    @rorylaubscher3208 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much. I've always been a huge fan of Gustav Dorè's work and I've never understood how it was created. Thank you for filling me in.

  • @Fragile_Memories
    @Fragile_Memories 6 років тому +2

    Holy Wow this was amazing!!!

  • @danielesabbatini991
    @danielesabbatini991 7 років тому +19

    What a lovely engraving! I really enjoyed whatching this video.
    Greetings from a Marches inhabitant.

  • @user-pb2kg1ng4g
    @user-pb2kg1ng4g 2 роки тому

    This is so inspiring. Thank you.

  • @BennyBigIron
    @BennyBigIron 2 роки тому

    Amazing work!

  • @JaskaranSingh-hv2kt
    @JaskaranSingh-hv2kt 2 роки тому

    I love these kind of artworks

  • @lizidane78
    @lizidane78 6 років тому +1

    Nice to watch the birth of a lovely engraving

  • @rebeccariel2872
    @rebeccariel2872 2 роки тому +2

    Lovely little nuances about the tools (and their history), techniques and effects -- that are missing in many instructional videos. Well done!

  • @bluehorse3236
    @bluehorse3236 5 років тому

    Really beautiful job !

  • @mariaphilomena1422
    @mariaphilomena1422 Рік тому

    Absolutely incredible ❤

  • @matthending939
    @matthending939 3 роки тому

    amazing work! Very helpful

  • @thernly
    @thernly 6 років тому

    Thank you so much for this outstanding video. I'm trying to learn endgrain woodblock engraving, and I know of no one who does it. Proper woodblock material to engrave and information about tools and engraving technique are in short supply. This brief video is the most helpful resource I've found anywhere. Please produce more like this. Hearing the artist's voice describe what she's doing as she works is wonderful.

  • @Foto22417
    @Foto22417 6 років тому

    Simply beautiful.

  • @vinceskinner9357
    @vinceskinner9357 3 роки тому +1

    love your very calm manner. Pleasant to watch. Thanks for the content

    • @alierem4266
      @alierem4266 7 місяців тому +1

      This work is a source of calm and serenity, although many others have experienced frustration when things slip away from their expectations.

  • @fuzzypiglet
    @fuzzypiglet 6 років тому

    Beautiful result

  • @jeffcrist2977
    @jeffcrist2977 3 роки тому

    I want that press! Very good work. Inspiring. I'm making a move from gallery art to illustration, and this vid is very helpful. Thanks!

  • @sousiago
    @sousiago Рік тому

    I just finished reading Susie Hodge's "The short story of art" and came here to understand how woodcut is made. Great explanation, thanks!

  • @bassemb
    @bassemb 5 років тому

    Beautiful!

  • @AvitalShtap
    @AvitalShtap 2 роки тому

    Wow, I think the illustration turned out BEAUTIFUL, so bright and detailed and fantastic! Also love how even her shirt fits the aesthetic:)

    • @AvitalShtap
      @AvitalShtap 2 роки тому

      I mean the black and white squiggly one that looks like a woodcut!

  • @toamastar
    @toamastar 6 років тому +1

    i thought of an idea earlier that lead me to this video, i have already learned so much valuable information. thank you :)

  • @MrRupertwatson
    @MrRupertwatson 8 місяців тому

    That is truly amazing .

  • @dithitara
    @dithitara 7 років тому +1

    amazing

  • @gawni1612
    @gawni1612 Рік тому

    OMG such talent!

  • @nadimaarahimii4073
    @nadimaarahimii4073 Рік тому

    Very beautiful and wonderful!

  • @asifhusainarastu7193
    @asifhusainarastu7193 2 роки тому

    Lovely video , thank you!

  • @brendafine6840
    @brendafine6840 2 роки тому

    Anne you will remember that I have two of your unique collages, one the leaning tower and the other a round building with a moat. Good to see you in real life in this UA-cam. Excellent description of the process. You pictures are hanging in my home in :Los Angeles. Best, Leon Fine

  • @isabellasoares7041
    @isabellasoares7041 4 роки тому +8

    This video is superb! I learned so much! And the artist is AMAZING

  • @RamonMSilva-fs8qe
    @RamonMSilva-fs8qe 3 роки тому

    Amazing !

  • @janosipacsjanos1557
    @janosipacsjanos1557 5 років тому

    Fantastic art congratulations

  • @vickycole6514
    @vickycole6514 3 роки тому

    Very useful!

  • @AnnSnowfrost
    @AnnSnowfrost 5 років тому

    Not bad? It looks absolutely amazing! :o

  • @B-Lue.
    @B-Lue. Рік тому

    Wonderful

  • @janie7242
    @janie7242 4 роки тому

    Interesting! B&W magic! 😊

  • @SimaKumari-oe8vo
    @SimaKumari-oe8vo 3 роки тому

    Very very thanks for this video

  • @nickdunbar2967
    @nickdunbar2967 3 роки тому

    Beautiful and very interesing.

  • @pragyajha5968
    @pragyajha5968 5 років тому +2

    I love royal college of art :( wish I could go and study here bc I love art.

  • @ssikarim
    @ssikarim 6 років тому

    Just , I love it

  • @robhead22
    @robhead22 4 місяці тому

    Fabulous. More than i was hoping for. I want to explore this medium!! What kind of wood do you recommend?

  • @jackgibbins9781
    @jackgibbins9781 2 роки тому +1

    good job

  • @SkillCult
    @SkillCult 7 років тому

    bravo! Just what I needed to try making my own engraving burins!

  • @vernonrobinson7470
    @vernonrobinson7470 6 років тому +3

    This reminds me of Bewick's woodcuts. This lady is putting woodblocks back on the art map--where they should be.

  • @esramirezart
    @esramirezart 7 років тому +10

    Wow, I just can't say thank you enough for creating and sharing such a wonderful video. I am searching for as much information as possible that I can find on the art of wood engraving; and this video is by far the most comprehensive and helpful video I have come across. Wonderful video and spectacular wood engraving created. I would love to see more videos on wood engraving as well as other traditional printmaking techniques from Royal Academy of Arts in the future.

    • @royalacademy
      @royalacademy  7 років тому +3

      Thank you Efrin! We're pleased you enjoyed it. Are there any particular printmaking techniques you'd like to see us explore?

    • @esramirezart
      @esramirezart 7 років тому +1

      Thank you for your reply! I would love to see more wood engraving techniques, perhaps by additional artists, that would be really nice. I would also find it interesting to see Japanese wood block carving and printing by The Royal Academy of Arts.

    • @royalacademy
      @royalacademy  7 років тому +5

      We actually have a video on Japanese woodblock printing already! Here it is: ua-cam.com/video/CeMAuIErLgs/v-deo.html Enjoy.

    • @esramirezart
      @esramirezart 7 років тому +1

      Wow, thank you so much! I am very impressed!!

    • @vernonsmith9065
      @vernonsmith9065 5 років тому +1

      E

  • @xxhamedxx01
    @xxhamedxx01 3 роки тому

    I am fall in love whit the ink rolling sound !!!!LOL

  • @sorinparaschiv5506
    @sorinparaschiv5506 4 роки тому

    just amazing.....

  • @JimVarneyHaHa
    @JimVarneyHaHa 4 роки тому +1

    Loved it! The roller woke up all my pets 😹

  • @LinoCrafts
    @LinoCrafts 5 років тому +7

    Hey can i ask you where did u getting from your wood plates.and what kind of wood is best for that?thnx

  • @BobbySpiessVienna
    @BobbySpiessVienna 9 місяців тому +1

    Amazing skills! All of these old school, haptic artforms makes digital stuff look like just poor and hollow.

  • @artnature
    @artnature 4 роки тому

    Thanks..!

  • @mimempayar5776
    @mimempayar5776 2 роки тому

    amazingggg...

  • @don.anastasiossculptor
    @don.anastasiossculptor 3 місяці тому

    Bravo Congratulations 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @wicked-design774
    @wicked-design774 6 років тому

    This looks really nice! We too engrave our Sunglasses on the Arms with polynesian designs :)

  • @fbpliegorrivero8869
    @fbpliegorrivero8869 3 роки тому +2

    What kind of wood is recommended for this type of work? Would it have to be treated in some way before engraving?

  • @kasperchristensen8416
    @kasperchristensen8416 2 роки тому

    Very, very impressive work! Albrecht Dürer would have been proud 😉

    • @alierem4266
      @alierem4266 7 місяців тому

      Although AD is said to have farmed out the cutting process to others, after designing his work.

  • @irenedevore
    @irenedevore 5 років тому

    Can you suggest to me where I can purchase the tools you used. I'm very much interested in engraving.

  • @ronaldrvvanhook1437
    @ronaldrvvanhook1437 7 місяців тому

    I'd like to learn this art...

  • @rinaldosspecialitycoffeete2825

    bravissimo xxx

  • @chandrakantchorghe8180
    @chandrakantchorghe8180 3 роки тому

    I love that to do

  • @florencekho3574
    @florencekho3574 6 років тому

    wow!!!

  • @alicjaor.9093
    @alicjaor.9093 4 роки тому

    wooow super !

  • @fawazrob3542
    @fawazrob3542 5 років тому

    Is the distorted perspective intentional?

  • @maheshprabhu1557
    @maheshprabhu1557 5 років тому

    Receive Greetings...!!!
    Beautiful art and work process too.want to know about type of wood,this black colour,tools and all the process.hope I will receive the knowledge from all of you...
    Regards,
    Mahesh(Mumbai)

  • @abundantharmony
    @abundantharmony 10 місяців тому

    What is that ink roller made of?

  • @tinahickey5383
    @tinahickey5383 7 років тому +4

    Do you have any tool and/or tool size recommendations for someone who is interested in getting started with wood engraving?

  • @tigerpisces5506
    @tigerpisces5506 4 роки тому

    Great detailed instructional video. Most never mention the tools used. If we knew the tools to use? Why would we watch?

  • @miguelbenitez2699
    @miguelbenitez2699 5 років тому

    que madera utiliza?? vivo en america del norte

  • @marzanneslabbertbloemfonte2252
    @marzanneslabbertbloemfonte2252 11 місяців тому

    Hi! Which type of wood do you use?

  • @user-qq9qi5xw2r
    @user-qq9qi5xw2r 2 роки тому

    What type of ink or paint do you think is best to use?

  • @ishankpandiya5416
    @ishankpandiya5416 Рік тому

    what type of press is used in woodcut?

  • @ASLUHLUHCE
    @ASLUHLUHCE 2 роки тому +1

    Lovely voice

  • @dantecarnevale533
    @dantecarnevale533 2 роки тому

    Cool! Uou!!! Show!!

  • @7alexcool7
    @7alexcool7 7 років тому +1

    What kind of wood did you used for this work ? Thanks .

    • @royalacademy
      @royalacademy  7 років тому +1

      HI Alexandru, this is Boxwood.

  • @ko-em8zp
    @ko-em8zp Рік тому

    beautifullllllllll

  • @geewhillikers6117
    @geewhillikers6117 Рік тому

  • @stixgrim8064
    @stixgrim8064 Рік тому

    Not bad at all :D wow

  • @ricardoamorim1575
    @ricardoamorim1575 3 роки тому

    Good afternoon, my name is Ricardo, l like very good, congratulations 😇👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @pazu420
    @pazu420 Рік тому

    Don't underestimate yourself, say it, you're amazing! (For the "not bad" bit 😅)

  • @richardbutler9692
    @richardbutler9692 5 років тому

    Just a question: What if you painted the wood block in white ink instead of black so that when you traced onto the wood, the graphite would show up without having to retrace over it?

    • @pitaoxoo
      @pitaoxoo 5 років тому +1

      That's actually possible. For instance I preffer to draw directly in the wood using a Sharpie or something similar.

  • @xman6717
    @xman6717 Рік тому

    OMG!!!! That is just so amazing!!!
    The reason I'm here is to find out about wood carving technique. If you folks think what is done here is fantastic. Look up....Gustave Dore. His art work is wood engraved!!! His details in his wood carving images ....totally mind boggling.