The Art of Woodcut Portraits
A course by Luciano Ogura , Visual Artist
About the video: Print
Overview
“In this class, I will talk about the best way to do the printing, bringing the result of the engravings I made in the matrix to the paper.”
In this video lesson Luciano Ogura addresses the topic: Print, 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
“Print In this class, I will talk about printing, Which for me is the coolest part of the process. Here we will take the matrix, we will ink it and we will put it on paper. Before starting printing, we have to see the size of the matrix and find a suitable paper for it. For example, in this case, we have a matrix of approximately 14 x 20. Ideally, the sheet of paper that we are going to print is larger than the matrix. Before printing, we will do a process called "registration". We will take a sheet of sulfite, which is a simpler, more common paper. We put the matrix more or less centralized...”
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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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