Pages from the sketchbooks of Wilson Capron and Scott Hardy. Want to get good at engraving? This is the path you must take. No ifs ands or buts about it. These guys are dedicated and fearless and I have much respect for them.
Thanks Wilson and Scott for allowing me to share this photo.
Okay, I've got to get really busy now; makes my sketches look like something left in the chicken yard! Thanks Sam for posting more inspiration with these, and thank you for posting the picture of one of your earlier engraving pieces. We all start with rudimentary works and I thought I was the only one to start cutting that way. I have hope now!
Wilson & Scott are on the right track,looking at there sketch's there going to be successfully at the art of engraving.Drawing scrolls is the first thing our fellow engravers in Europe & England must learn before they start engraving practice plates,four years of school before they get a certificate. J.J.
i have left quite a few scroll drawings at dennys, eat & park, and a few scribbles in a variety of doctors' waiting rooms. i have actually acquired a few clients that way. free advertizing at its best !
Thanks for posting the sketch books. Both Wilson's and Scott's sketches are inspiring, but their work is truely spectacular.
I visit to their websites shows just how accomplished these two gentlemen are. They are in another realm of beautifully designed and crafted tools, accoutrements, fine wearable art and jewelry.
Thanks for opening the door to another world of inspiration.
If you go to Scott Hardy's website you will immediately see this most appropriate quote. “My Advice To Anyone Who Aspires To Excellence: Learn The Techniques, Understand The Material, And Study The History Of The Craft.”