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Making a carbide point
Here are the principle steps of making a carbide point. The method is similar to the diamond point. 1) Preparation Of The Squares I often utilize wood assemblies for my points and pens. The first step is to cleanly cut sections … Lire la suite / Continue reading
3mm pencils
If you like extra soft graphite leads, but you find the 5.6mm pencils too bulky, here are the 3mm pencils .
New handcrafted diamond tip dry point
This is my new collection of diamond dry point. Handcrafted needle for printmakers !
In the family of mechanicals pencils… here the 2mm
And here are the 2mm mechanicals pencils. I use different valuable wood types for each colour range : pink ivory (pink), ebony (black), african padauk (red), difou (yellow)… No wood is dyed, they are all natural colours.
New collection of 5.6mm mechanical pencil
These are the new « Esquisses » mechanical pencils: a collection full of spring colors!
Comparison of tip sharpness
The grinding of my tips is done by using traditional methods to obtain the finest possible finish. The grinding of high-speed steel (HSS) and carbide tips is similar, but being of a different material the carbide tip will be more … Lire la suite / Continue reading
Hayter and viscosity printing
Inking with several colours in engraving , is traditionally done with a colour plate. The Hayter method uses a single plate for all colours, inks and carefully chosen rollers.
Compare diamonds points
The diamond tips are unparalleled for working in gray scale on copper plate. Here I will compare my diamond tip with the leading commercial point: From top to bottom and left to right: advanced classic diamond trade, diamond point from … Lire la suite / Continue reading
Drypoints presentation
In this article I will show you the different drypoints sold in the webshop. A) Ranges The points come in two types. A « technical » range and a « luxury » range.