Relief Engraving and Contemporary Printing

A course by Pablo Salvaje , Illustrator and Printmaking Artist

Illustrator and Printmaking Artist. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined February 2015

Learn manual engraving and printing techniques to create one-of-a kind spaces

98% positive reviews (269)
6,328 students
Audio: Spanish
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Learn manual engraving and printing techniques to create one-of-a kind spaces

A gouge is a thin, half-round cutting tool used by carpenters and other craftsmen to carve curved surfaces. This is the dictionary definition, but for Pablo Salvaje it is so much more than that. For him, a gouge is an extension of his own hand that has allowed him to create some of his best pieces and travel the world doing what he loves.

In this course, this versatile artist from Seville accompanies you in the process of creating an art installation using relief engraving and stamping to create a mural for the space of your choice.

This is Pablo's second Domestika course, following Engraving Stamps and Printing Techniques, which can be taken as a complement to this course.

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What will you learn in this online course?

12 lessons & 5 downloads

  • 98% positive reviews (269)
  • 6,328 students
  • 12 lessons (2h 12m)
  • 5 additional resources (0 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Create a mural design to decorate a space with relief forms and volumes.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Illustrators, designers, craftspeople, ceramicists, sculptors, restorers, and anyone interested in learning about engraving techniques.

Requirements and materials

No previous experience is required in drawing, design, or using a gouge, although having this knowledge could prove useful.

As for materials, you need a set of gouges with different tips, a carving surface (wood or rubber), a smooth wall, or a large surface for your mural, ink and acrylic paint, a paintbrush, pencil, tracing paper, stamping paper, a roller, silicone, nails, hammer, and a cutting tool or saw.

Finally, you need materials from home or from nature from which you can extract textures: shells, snails, sea urchins, dried flowers, or even avocado skin.


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Pablo Salvaje

A course by Pablo Salvaje

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Illustrator and Printmaking Artist

Pablo Salvaje is an illustrator, engraver, and printmaker born in Seville (Spain) who is currently in a stable relationship with his gouge, from which he has not separated himself for over seven years. He has used this tool to work on projects for clients such as Hyundai, Pinzat, and Desigual and has published a book, Alma Animal, which includes his wildest illustrations.

In 2015, he founded the private studio La Selva Bcn in Barcelona, a creation space where he teaches printing workshops for all audiences.

With nature as his muse, Pablo Salvaje's work aims to leave its mark, literally and figuratively, and create awareness about the planet we inhabit.


Content

  • U1

    Presentation

    • Presentation
    • Influences
  • U2

    First steps

    • Workspace and basic tools for embossing
    • Law of the positive and negative
  • U3

    Let's do it! Creating the main elements

    • Choice of our design, sketching what will be our mural
    • Gouge
    • We carved in DM the main elements of the mural
    • Print on paper and textile
  • U4

    Composing our mural

    • Stamping without ink
    • Color and life to the matrices
    • Details to give light and volume to our mural
    • Wall engraving and assembly of all the elements in our wall
  • FP

    Final project

    • Create the identity of your space

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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

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Relief Engraving and Contemporary Printing. Illustration, and Craft course by Pablo Salvaje

Relief Engraving and Contemporary Printing

A course by Pablo Salvaje
Illustrator and Printmaking Artist. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined February 2015
  • 98% positive reviews (269)
  • 6,328 students