Wood Engraving: The Art of Wood Engraving and Relief Engraving

by Barry Moser

Overview

Written and illustrated by master wood engraver Barry Moser, this primer on the art of wood engraving is filled with valuable knowledge including how to prepare a printing block; how to think in the medium’s properties of line, shape, and ink; and how to transfer a drawing onto a block. It also offers practical advice on which tools to use for a project and which ink works best. A highly illustrated guide to this art form, Wood Engraving will be useful to experienced and beginner engravers alike. This book features stunning examples of Moser’s art and skill to admire and inspire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684580484
Publisher:	Brandeis University Press
Publication date:	03/03/2021
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Barry Moser is a National Book Award-winning illustrator, printmaker, and publisher. He is the founder and operator of Pennyroyal Press, which has published highly regarded illustrated editions of Alice in Wonderland, Frankenstein, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the King James Bible, and, in collaboration with the University of Chicago Press, A River Runs through It, among many other titles.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Martin Antonetti, The Block, The Image, Drawing on the Block, Toning the Block, The Tools, Holding the Tools, Shortening the Tools, Sharpening the Tools, Engraving, Printing, A Note on Sources, Recommended Reading, A Gallery of Prints

Editorial Reviews

Moser’s small, firmly detailed, strongly textured, and subtly expressive black-and-white portraits demonstrate all that art can grasp and encompass.

Booklist

Moser is arguably the preeminent bookman in the world today, working as an artist, printmaker, and designer.

University California Library Blog

Moser, one of the most widely acknowledged printmaking geniuses in the world.

Catholic Library World

Moser’s engravings are direct and sometimes harrowing.

San Fransisco Chronicle

Moser holds a place among the top tier of the top tier of illustrators. He is one of the foremost living practitioners of wood engraving, an unforgiving medium in which he has developed a style characterized by studied realism and fine attention to detail.

Art Fuse