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 45
arising from slips is avoided. The rotundity of a column orsimilar object is represented bymeans of parallel lines, which are-comparatively open in the middle,where light is required, but whichare engraved closer and thickertowards the sides, to express shade.The effect of such lines will be… … WOOD ENGRAVING. 43 by the use of straight lines; hence ability to cut straight-line tint will enable any one to excel in mechanicalengraving. Clear, unruffled water, and all bright and smooth me-tallic substances, are best represented by single lines; forif cross lines be introduced, except to…
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