A practical manual of wood engraving : with a brief account of the history of the art (1886)
Brown, William Norman · London : C. Lockwood and Co. · leaf 69
FIGURE, LANDSCAPE, ETC. 55 and it is here that the student's knowledge of drawing, should he be fortunate enough to pos- sess it, will stand him in good stead. Great care will be always requisite when cutting faces, legs, hands, etc., so as not to chop away too much, as … Fig. 30- if plenty of wood is left the expression can after- wards be very considerably touched up if need- ful, I would recommend a proof being taken after the flesh tints have been cut and the errors rectified or improvements made. The “cross- hatching,” which I shall presently explain, in the
Wood-engraving
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