The Art of Woodcut Portraits
The Matrix Recording
A course by Luciano Ogura , Visual Artist
About the video: The Matrix Recording
Overview
“Now I'm going to talk about the care you should take when you start recording the portrait you drew on the matrix. Remember that anything embossed is transferred to the paper during printing. ”
In this video lesson Luciano Ogura addresses the topic: The Matrix Recording, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Art of Woodcut Portraits. Learn to express yourself using wood, ink, and paper to create a series of portraits filled with contrast.
Partial transcription of the video
“The matrix recording In this class, I'm going to start recording the matrix. The gouges and their use will also be presented. Let's start with the V-gouge. The advantage of the V-gouge is that we can make details. So these fine details, which you can see in the drawing, can be engraved with it, so go down a little bit and take it off. Any detail here, you go to the corner, then it lifts and then you take the part of the wood. In addition to the V-gouge, you can also use the knife. It has two little knives, you can use either the bigger knife or the smaller one. As there is a very delicate d...”
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Course summary for: The Art of Woodcut Portraits
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Category
Craft, Illustration -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Engraving, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Portrait Drawing, Printing, Traditional illustration
Luciano Ogura
A course by Luciano Ogura
Luciano Ogura is a São Paulo-born Brazilian visual artist. No sooner had he graduated in architecture from Mackenzie Presbyterian University, than he set off on his adventure as an artist. He specialized in woodcut, and now has over 20 years' experience.
Throughout his career, he's participated in individual and group exhibitions in different countries including Brazil, Germany, and Argentina. He works with woodcut, linocut, and art books, focusing mainly on urban themes such as decadent metropolis architecture and street dogs. He has also been teaching woodcut at various cultural centers since 2012.
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