End grain of wood that is cut and inked on the surface to reveal a relief image.
A sharply pointed instrument called a burin cuts into the end grain of a hard wood to create the design. The surface of the block is inked and printed, producing white lines on a black background.
a relief printing technique originally used for book illustration. the negative of the image is incised with copper engraving tools into the end grain of hard wood (as opposed to the wood cut method of engraving lines into the plank side of the wood). the fineness of the lines make it possible to create detailed images, and also allow the artist to create shades of grey by employing cross-hatching techniques. the wood is then inked, and the raised areas are printed, while the parts that have been cut away appear blank. wood engraving is printed either on a press or by hand using a tool to rub the back of the paper.
relief print made from end-grain wood. Boxwood or other hard fruit wood was usually selected for its fine grain. Since boughs of such wood have a small diameter, small squares of wood are stuck together to make up the block. Burins are used for carving into the wood. What distinguishes wood engravings from woodcuts is the grain of the wood, the tool used, and the fine quality of the image.
A relief printing technique where a block of wood is incised with a special tool to create the printing surface. The wood is cut transversely to create an end grain. Only very hard wood is used, such as box wood or red maple. The drawing is transferred to the surface and then the cutting is done. The design is made by the nonprinting area of the block. This process was developed in England in the 18th century. In the mid-nineteenth century, it was the standard method of illustrating books and magazines. The use of the process for these purposes came to an end with the introduction of photoengraving. Scratchboard imitates the wood engraving technique.
Relief print made by cutting the image into the cross grain of a wood block using the engraver's tools such as burin. Engraver's tools must be used because the cross grain presents a much tougher working surface than the broadside grain.
an engraving made from a woodcut
engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints
Relief process; image is cut into end-grain wood block with gravers and burins.
A relief print carved in the end grain of a block of wood whose thickness is the same as the height as a piece of movable type ("type high"). This was traditionally a commercial technique practiced by specialists and used in magazines and book illustrations.
Similar to a woodcut, but the design is engraved on the end grain, resulting in better detail and a somewhat more uniform appearance. Since the size of exposed end grain is limited by the diameter of the tree trunk, it was usually more economical to cut the design on small squares, which can be glued together for final printing. The joint lines are often visible.
A relief printing method utilizing the end grain of hardwoods such as boxwood, allowing for much finer detail than woodcuts.
A process somewhat similar to the wood cut in which a design is incised as a series of fine lines . This technique is of later development and is capable of far more detailed effects than the woodcut.
A technique of engraving on a block of wood cut across the grain. Finely detailed prints result from this method, which is relatively repaid in execution.
A method of relief printing using a wood block which is cut away with engraving tools.
Wood engraving is a relief printmaking technique, engraving in the medium of wood. It is different from the older technique of woodcut.