Spent some of the day finishing carving this new Flannel Flowers linocut design. Twas good & stopped regularly to stretch, rest & do exercises for RSI in shoulder. On to the Powderpuff lily pily design tomorrow!
Well after weeks of struggling with uploads, code meta this & that etc etc etc I think my website is about finished. Well maybe as finished as I can do at the moment. I may tweek a couple of things over the next few days if I can figure it out or get some advice.... Continue Reading →
Well I must say that this years flowering of my Firewheel Tree - stenocarpus sinuatus - is absolutely stunning. I planted this tree when we moved into our house about 21 years ago and although I have had an ever increasing amount of flowers, this years display is beyond anything previous. Maybe it is the... Continue Reading →
I have recently been working on preparing a couple of my linocut design images for licensing. I usually always scan at 300dpi and keep these large images. I then reduce these to a much smaller 72dpi for web use. I keep all these scans on an external hardrive - backed up with another external and... Continue Reading →
One of the additional new tutorials over at my Linocut and Art Tutorials Blog – Carving Linocuts – some ideas on keeping the linocut tools & blades sharp…
Essentially the lino blades that you use regardless of brand etc are a metal blade or knife designed as gouges. Continual use of the carving linoblocks will make them blunt and like any knife they need to be maintained and sharpened. this can be a delicate process and has taken me a good while to develop the skill of honing the blade to achieve a good cutting edge for my blades. On the end of each lino blade is a beveled edge that I feel needs to be maintained and kept sharp. You must be careful to not damage this edge nor significantly change the bevel/angle as you sharpen it. Like I said it can be a tricky process. Fortunately for me my Dad is really good at such things and has helped me out. So it may be helpful to find someone experienced with sharpening blades to help you…
I have finally got my act together and finished my blog site that contains all my Linocut and Art Tutorials from this Studio Diary and put them on their on little site. My aim was to provide a site with good navigation to make it as easy as possible to find out what you want... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 