Ebook: Block print magic: the essential guide to designing, carving, and taking your artwork further with relief

Howard takes printmaking enthusiasts through every step of the process. Beginning with choosing and caring for tools and setting up a studio, through design essentials, carving techniques, and printing techniques, readers will get the opportunity to expand and strengthen their expertise. In addition to Howard's own step-by-step projects, the book includes interviews with and examples of work by five other contemporary artists. -- adapted from back cover.;Essential tools and materials -- Carving blocks -- Carving tools and tool care -- Inks -- Papers -- Brayers, barens, plates, and knives -- Miscellaneous equipment -- Anatomy of a print studio -- Project : tightrope drying rack -- Essential techniques -- Design essentials -- Transfer methods -- Carving techniques -- Printing techniques -- The basics -- Project : texture quilt -- Project : multi-block hex sign -- Project: reduction cut sunflowers -- Artist spotlight : Derrick Riley -- Project : contour line skull -- Artist spotlight : Kelli Macconnell -- Project : dress up -- Project : one-page pocket 'zine -- Targeted techniques -- Project : puzzle block print -- Project : uncommon ground -- Artist spotlight : Aftyn Shah -- Project : living landscape -- Artist spotlight : Lili Arnold -- Project rainbow roll -- Artist spotlight : Jen Hewitt -- Project : Wall hanging -- Waste not -- Project: Frankenstein's monster.