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Extreme Steamroller Printmaking 25 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
I decided to make a small wood engraving big by blowing up a detail onto this large format woodblock. We all used good-one-side half inch birch plywood. Unfortunately it wasn't the highest grade and h...
A mini wood engraving 31 May 2013 | 10:16 am
Here's a deceptively simple wood engraving of a stylized face I'm working on right now. It's very small - 2.5 inches square. I'm enjoying the laying down of parallel lines in a manner that reveals fo...
Oops! This is what happens with too much pressure. 14 May 2013 | 10:18 am
This is what happens when the press pressure is too great. A broken block! The post Oops! This is what happens with too much pressure. appeared first on Prints by John Steins. Related posts: Box of...
Back to Braque 5 May 2013 | 05:28 am
I find myself drawn back into the fractal world looking for abstract ideas to apply to potential wood engraving designs or other forms of print making, in particular, reduction woodcuts or linocuts. ...
Wood Engraving Illustration for Journal 20 Mar 2013 | 07:54 pm
Here's a wood engraving commissioned for a new publication by the Center for Action and Contemplation, an institute run by Fr. Richard Rohr, a highly regarded Franciscan Mystic in Albuquerque, NM. The...
The Heavy Arm & Hand Award – For Outstanding Police Brutality 3 Mar 2013 | 08:33 pm
Introducing the Heavy Hand Award for excellence in police brutality! Police Helping Hand The competition was fierce because there are so many deserving candidates for the first ever HHA (Heavy Hand A...
A Practice Wood Engraving 29 Jan 2013 | 02:24 am
This wood engraving was to serve a dual purpose; to get back into making engravings and to create a Christmas card design. Unfortunately, life got in the way and I didn’t get it done in time for maili...
Chandler Price Letterpress 6 Dec 2012 | 12:27 am
Here’s a Chandler & Price letterpress I recently purchased. It’s a platen press with a chase size of approximately 6 inches by 10 inches. This acquisition is something that’s been on the back burner f...
Graphic design done by computer? 27 Nov 2012 | 06:55 am
Is good graphic design best achieved by computer? Or is the best method still done manually i.e. painting, printmaking, colored pencil? Skatījumi:121
Decorate your Poker Room 23 Nov 2012 | 12:09 am
If you are a poker player who often thinks about building a dedicated poker room, or you're fortunate enough to actually enjoy one already, then it's worth considering how you would go about decoratin...
