The Art of Woodcut Portraits
A course by Luciano Ogura , Visual Artist
Learn to express yourself using wood, ink, and paper to create a series of portraits filled with contrast
Learn to express yourself using wood, ink, and paper to create a series of portraits filled with contrast
If you want to explore the age-old art of woodcut, specialist Luciano Ogura is the perfect person to guide you on your journey, with over 20 years' experience in the field. His illustrations are exceptionally detailed, characterized by high contrast and the intricate textures of the wood's fibers imprinted on the paper.
In this course, create your own series of woodcut portraits. Luciano shows you how to work with this technique from scratch, from basic concepts to the creation of the matrix and printing. By the end, you'll be able to bring expressive portraits to life that are ready to share with the world.
What will you learn in this online course?
11 lessons & 17 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (98)
- 3,430 students
- 11 lessons (1h 32m)
- 17 additional resources (3 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese
- Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a series of illustrated portraits using the woodcut technique, from the initial idea and creation of the matrix to printing the final versions.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Visual arts students, designers, architects, and anyone interested in exploring a new artistic technique.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is necessary for this course.
For materials, you need a plank of wood or sheet of MDF, and sheet of glass or acrylic, gouge chisels, a metal spatula, printing inks, and some basic illustration supplies.
Reviews
A course by Luciano Ogura
Luciano Ogura is a São Paulo-born Brazilian visual artist. No sooner had he graduated in architecture from Mackenzie Presbyterian University, than he set off on his adventure as an artist. He specialized in woodcut, and now has over 20 years' experience.
Throughout his career, he's participated in individual and group exhibitions in different countries including Brazil, Germany, and Argentina. He works with woodcut, linocut, and art books, focusing mainly on urban themes such as decadent metropolis architecture and street dogs. He has also been teaching woodcut at various cultural centers since 2012.
Content
-
U1
Introduction
-
Presentation
-
Influences
-
-
U2
Basic Woodcut Tooling
-
Materials Used in Woodcut: Engraving
-
Materials Used in Woodcut: Printing
-
Starting an Engraving
-
-
U3
Image Transfer and Recording Processes
-
From Drawing to Matrix
-
The Use of India Ink
-
The Matrix Recording
-
Print
-
-
U4
Back to Paper
-
Edition
-
How to Care For, Exhibit and Sell Your Work?
-
-
FP
Final project
-
The Art of Woodcut Portraits
-
What to expect from a Domestika course
-
Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
-
Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
-
Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
-
Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
-
Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
-
Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
-
Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
-
Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
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.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
janecwhi
Easy to follow and understand. The tutor explains everything really well, a very inspiring course
pedropagc
excelente
View translation
Hide translation
thvb
Good course, even if one has experience with linoprint, it's quite refreshing to see woodcarving and its own process.
satsirisingh
Buen curso para aprender la tecnica tradicional de la xilografia
View translation
Hide translation
h0lograms87
buenisimo
View translation
Hide translation