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Wood engraving

Wood engraving logo #21000 Wood engraving is a printmaking and letterpress printing technique, in which the artist works the image or matrix of images into a block of wood. Functionally a variety of woodcut, it uses relief printing, where the artist applies ink to the face of the block and prints using relatively low pressure. By contrast, ordinary engraving, like etching, ...
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wood engraving

wood engraving logo #21003a printmaking technique in which a print is made from a design incised on the transverse section, or end, of a hardwood block. The technique was ... [6 related articles]
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Wood engraving

Wood engraving logo #21415A print similar to a woodcut (woodblock print) in that it is made by cutting (engraving) a design into a block of wood. However unlike a woodcut, the artist cuts the design on the end grain of hardwood rather than the side grain of soft wood. The print's design can therefore be more intricate than the typical woodcut.
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Wood engraving

Wood engraving logo #20873A printmaking method distinct from woodcut in that the line is incised into the woodblock, rather than the background being cut away to leave a line in relief. So it is an intaglio method. Wood engraving is usually done on the end grain of a block of boxwood, which is very hard, and so extremely fine detail is possible. Wood engraving became widely...
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