La battaglia di Montaperti, wood engraving after the affresco "Papa Loene Magno ferma Attila" - Raffaello - Stanza di Eliodoro, Palazzo Vaticano.

"La Battaglia di Montaperti",

hand-printed wood engraving

  

 

  

Jacob de Gheyn II (1565-1629) Prancing horse

My interpretation adapted to the woodblock's shape

Anonymous Drawing 

Stanza di Eliodoro nel Vaticano. Incontro di Leone Magno e Attila

 

                           Always remember to sharpen the burin before
                                  starting the engraving work

 

The drawing is always transferred in reverse

I use a  very hard sharp pencil to transfer the drawing 

on the woodblock and not a pen because this

could leave light scratches on its surface 

In this way I avoid to have a second layer of Carbon paper

 between the photocopy and the woodblock and 

I obtain thinner and more discernable lines

  

I use typography ink which dries very fast 

and remains well fixed on the wood block

 

                                            Hard end-grain boxwood