Moonhopper

Wood Engraving, 2022

I wanted to do an engraving of a space ship and this is what I ended up creating. It’s a rather small piece and is probably the last time I will ever be able to engrave into a Resingrave black since they are no longer being manufactured.

Art Process

These are images of the print in-progress from blank block to inking for the first proof.

Resingrave, R.I.P.
Drawing in pencil, then spray fixative.
Red sharpie wash, engraving started.
The nearly complete engraving.
Red wash cleaned off the block.
Inking the block