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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 1d

I only work with wood, the reason I picked up printmaking was to focus specifically on a single medium. Grain is interesting. Cutting against the grain can cause tearing, especially with a gouge. However cutting with the grain has its own quirks; it cuts too easily at times so you can overshoot.

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Matías Bergara @matiasbergara.bsky.social · 1d

Crudux Cruo! Maranax pallex!

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Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives @darrencullen.bsky.social · Aug 7

Did a new one

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 1d

Really tough to get a good video, as I normally have my nose pressed to the block, and I turn the block often to get the right approach angle.

I just put in the outline cuts, try and push the waste wood out, and then trim any stubborn strands.

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 2d

Carving the end of every line with a knife to get a sharper finish. It's mind numbing and taking forever, but I didn't want the curved ends you get from using a gouge.

Probably have ~100 more to carve, and then it's finished.

#woodcut #printmaking #taipeistory

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 2d

Always like finding something new to listen to.

youtu.be/dJV9z6Nq1xk?...

#country #countrymusic

Thinking Too Much

YouTube video by Joshua Slone - Topic

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🕊 Sharon ~ NHDogLover ⚖️ 🗽 @nhdoglover.bsky.social · 3d

Gustave Baumann
American
(June 27, 1881 – October 8, 1971)
An American printmaker and painter, and one of the leading figures of the color woodcut revival in America.
November, 1912
#Art

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 3d

Their company address being a PO Box in Dubai is just the cherry on top of this absolute shit show.

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 4d

Some solid progress.

#woodcut #printmaking #taipeistory

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 4d

Probably the hardest part of the design to carve. I didn't use a ruler to carve these lines, as I wanted the inevitable wobbles and minor wonkiness to show in the final prints.

#woodcut #printmaking #taipeistory

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 5d

Started carving the block!

#woodcut #printmaking #taipeistory

Started carving the Taipei Story woodcut

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Andaerz (comms open) @andaerz.bsky.social · 6d

Daily #1839 - Grumpy

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 6d

Saw the new Chainsaw Man at the Leicester Square IMAX. The screen is obnoxiously big - 26.5m wide!

The film was outstandin. I just can't get enough of the over the top nonsense Fujimoto cooks up.

#chainsawman #csm

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 6d

Saw this legendary van today in London.

#dragonball #dbz

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 7d

The only picture I took from the market today in Colchester, just before I set up the dreaded sticker rack.

We were crammed in like sardines, but it was a fun market!

Next up is London Film & Comic Con in November, then I've got 5 more local markets days in late Nov/Dec.

#printmaking #woodcut

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 9d

Halfway through Ken Burns' ~15hr Vietnam War doc.

Being English, the only exposure I've had to Vietnam is watching old war movies; so this series is enlightening.

Burns' series on the ACW and Country Music are both fantastic, and this one is of the same calibre.

#vietnam #kenburns

Ken Burn's The Vietnam War documentary series

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 10d

I think this is ready for carving now...

Finished woodcut design for Taipei Story (1985)

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Lui @lui24.bsky.social · 17d

Critical Hit💥

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 10d

I don't know if carving this is going to work out, but you have to keep pushing the limits of the craft to get anywhere meaningful.

#printmaking #woodcut #taipeistory #edwardyang

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 10d

All I ever see from country fans online is endless discourse over what "real" country is. Every artist puts out a song about how things aren't the same way as they once were; I think it's always been like this.

Nostalgia for something that never existed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y5U...

#country

[They're Going To] Tear Down the Grand Ole Opry

YouTube video by Tompall & the Glaser Brothers - Topic

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 11d

Listed the End of Evangelion woodcut print.

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They should be hopefully be dry in another day or two; I'm planning to take them to my market this Saturday.

#printmaking #woodcut #nge #eva #evangelion

The End of Evangelion - woodcut print

A woodcut print based on The End of Evangelion.Cranfield oil-based ink on Okawara washi (70gsm) Measures approximately 30cm x 21cm (roughly A4) This design was carved from a block of Birch plywood. My...

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Real Robot Romantic 🏳️‍⚧️ @mecha-bunny.bsky.social · 11d

I got tired of seeing nothing but heroic looking depictions of the Gundam, and it had been a while since I drew the Gundam, so I drew this.

Amuro is a terrified child with PTSD that worsens with every day he is forced to stay on the battlefield as the Gundam's pilot.

The Gundam huddled behind some bombed out houses, hugging it's knees like a scared child. Digital illustration.

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 11d

Listed the End of Evangelion woodcut print.

zealousalchemy.com/products/the...

They should be hopefully be dry in another day or two; I'm planning to take them to my market this Saturday.

#printmaking #woodcut #nge #eva #evangelion

The End of Evangelion - woodcut print

A woodcut print based on The End of Evangelion.Cranfield oil-based ink on Okawara washi (70gsm) Measures approximately 30cm x 21cm (roughly A4) This design was carved from a block of Birch plywood. My...

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 11d

They're manufactured by a UK company called TN Lawrence.

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 11d

My gouges are mostly Pfeil, they are fairly popular in the UK/EU. They make a world of difference Vs a bargain pack of gouges!

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