Blog Post
An illustrator learns to draw in metal: progress and reflection
As difficult as engraving is to learn, there is truth to the fact that practice makes (somewhat) perfect. Devoting hours a day to one design, allowing for breaks and the occasional tear, is normal. Accepting that you will make mistakes […]
Blog Post
An illustrator learns to draw in metal: drawing in reverse
With all the preparation done, I was aching to start engraving. The transferring and outlining with the scriber gave me a false confidence, as when I started to actually engrave the results were something like this: My initial thoughts were […]
Blog Post
An illustrator learns to draw in metal: the art of the mock up
One thing quite particular to engraving is the amount of preparation. From the tools themselves to preparing the metal to transferring the design, it is a patient practice. The practical side of the preparation alone is time consuming – and […]
Blog Post
An illustrator learns to draw in metal: making your own tools
The thing I first realised upon starting the hand-engraving course with the Hand Engravers Association of Great Britain is that I knew absolutely nothing about engraving. With my head full of ideas and possible executions, in all honesty I hadn’t given much thought […]