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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 1d

Halfway through Ken Burns' ~15hr Vietnam War doc.

Being English, the only exposure I've had to Vietnam is watching old war movies; so this series is enlightening.

Burns' series on the ACW and Country Music are both fantastic, and this one is of the same calibre.

#vietnam #kenburns

Ken Burn's The Vietnam War documentary series

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 2d

I think this is ready for carving now...

Finished woodcut design for Taipei Story (1985)

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Lui @lui24.bsky.social · 10d

Critical Hit💥

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 3d

I don't know if carving this is going to work out, but you have to keep pushing the limits of the craft to get anywhere meaningful.

#printmaking #woodcut #taipeistory #edwardyang

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 3d

All I ever see from country fans online is endless discourse over what "real" country is. Every artist puts out a song about how things aren't the same way as they once were; I think it's always been like this.

Nostalgia for something that never existed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y5U...

#country

[They're Going To] Tear Down the Grand Ole Opry

YouTube video by Tompall & the Glaser Brothers - Topic

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 4d

Listed the End of Evangelion woodcut print.

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They should be hopefully be dry in another day or two; I'm planning to take them to my market this Saturday.

#printmaking #woodcut #nge #eva #evangelion

The End of Evangelion - woodcut print

A woodcut print based on The End of Evangelion.Cranfield oil-based ink on Okawara washi (70gsm) Measures approximately 30cm x 21cm (roughly A4) This design was carved from a block of Birch plywood. My...

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Real Robot Romantic 🏳️‍⚧️ @mecha-bunny.bsky.social · 4d

I got tired of seeing nothing but heroic looking depictions of the Gundam, and it had been a while since I drew the Gundam, so I drew this.

Amuro is a terrified child with PTSD that worsens with every day he is forced to stay on the battlefield as the Gundam's pilot.

The Gundam huddled behind some bombed out houses, hugging it's knees like a scared child. Digital illustration.

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 4d

I really love Wadsworth's black & white work, part of the Vorticism movement. I haven't seen them since before I got into woodcut - it never occurred to me at the time that they are woodblock prints!

It doesn't help digital copies of b&w woodcuts often have the white enhanced far too much...

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 4d

Listed the End of Evangelion woodcut print.

zealousalchemy.com/products/the...

They should be hopefully be dry in another day or two; I'm planning to take them to my market this Saturday.

#printmaking #woodcut #nge #eva #evangelion

The End of Evangelion - woodcut print

A woodcut print based on The End of Evangelion.Cranfield oil-based ink on Okawara washi (70gsm) Measures approximately 30cm x 21cm (roughly A4) This design was carved from a block of Birch plywood. My...

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 4d

They're manufactured by a UK company called TN Lawrence.

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 4d

My gouges are mostly Pfeil, they are fairly popular in the UK/EU. They make a world of difference Vs a bargain pack of gouges!

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 4d

I don't believe you need expensive tools for woodcut, and I'd advise spending your money on good carving tools over anything else first.

But I'm a big fan of my fat durathene roller. Cheap rollers tend to have a small diameter; this thing can carry so much more ink.

#printmaking #woodcut

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 5d

Tom Dooley. I could make a whole playlist of Murder Ballads...

youtu.be/nGGGQVGLTQ0?...

#kingstontrio #folk #murderballad

Tom Dooley (Remastered)

YouTube video by The Kingston Trio - Topic

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Shin Hanga Daily @shinhangadaily.bsky.social · 5d

Osamu Sugiyama - Oze in the Morning Mist
#ShinHanga #Woodblock #Print #JapaneseArt #Ukiyo-e

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 7d

End of Evangelion woodcut print

I'm trying to lean further into the unique visual qualities of woodcut, and I think this achieves it. It's rare a piece actually turns out how I initially envisioned it in my head.

#printmaking #woodcut #nge #eva #evangelion

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 7d

Finished carving the End of Evangelion block. Took ~10 hours to carve.

Excited to see how this one prints!

#printmaking #woodcut #nge #eva #evangelion

Finished End of Evangelion woodcut block

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 8d

Frank Miller's Sin City is my single biggest influence. B&W and negative space form the core of my art, and it's an endless source of inspiration.

Somehow, I've even developed the same music taste as Marv - bearing in mind when I first read Sin City, I didn't even know Cash.

#sincity #merlehaggard

Sin City's Marv ranting about Merle Haggard.

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 9d

I've been obsessed with this shot from Edward Yang's Taipei Story (1985) ever since I saw it. Changing a neon sign into black and white is going to give it a very different feel.

Just need to figure out how I want to detail the tubes...

#printmaking #woodcut #taipeistory #edwardyang

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 9d

More progress.

Trying something new with the sky. I've carved it all horizontally with a U-gouge repeatedly. Going to need to test it and keep carving until I'm left with what I'm looking for.

Worst case scenario, I can just carve the whole sky off.

#printmaking #woodcut #nge #eva #evangelion

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 10d

Started carving the ocean.

#printmaking #woodcut #nge #eva #evangelion

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 12d

That's some serious texture you've got going on!

I'm always happy to see woodcut being combined with more unconventional subject matter, and this definitely fits the bill.

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 12d

After far too much deliberation, I've finished my End of Evangelion woodcut design. I might leave some minor artefacts for a change, we shall see how the carving goes.

I'm planning on initially printing this in a red/dark red on cream washi.

#printmaking #woodcut #nge #eva #evangelion

Digital design for an End of Evangelion woodcut print

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 14d

My 'A Better Tomorrow' woodcut print is now available!

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Need to decide which film I want to tackle next...

#woodcut #printmaking #abettertomorrow #johnwoo

A Better Tomorrow - woodcut print

A woodcut print of Mark Lee (Chow Yun Fat) from the classic Hong Kong action film A Better Tomorrow (1986). Cranfield oil-based ink on Hosho (83gsm) Measures approximately 30cm x 21cm (roughly A4) Th...

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 13d

I'm also guilty of buying art with nowhere to put it; but I like to think it'll have a place to go sooner or later.

Thanks for your support!

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Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 14d

I'll have to check this out, as well as the original. It seems like we get a new legacy sequel film every few months these days, so it's interesting to see the idea itself isn't anything new.

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