A manual of instruction in the art of wood engraving. With a description of the necessary tools and apparatus, and concise directions for their use; explanation of the terms used, and the methods employed for producing the various classes of wood engravings (1867)
Fuller, Sarah E., ca. 1829-1902 · Boston, J. Watson · leaf 41
. The lines on the nearest mountains and rocks havemore color and character than on those in the background.An engraving holds the same relation to a drawingthat a translation does to a work in the original. Theartist makes a drawing on wood, giving us a picture in thedraughtsman language. The… … 4i^^- In this example, the lines are almost entirely cut with WOOD ENGRAVING. 39 gravers. An outline is cut around the animal. The delicatefoliage is cut with a medium-sized graver. The shade onthe small tree, and also on the ground, can be cut eitherwith thegraver or the tint-tool. At this stage…
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