Books on Wood Engraving - Printmaking
My Favourite Wood Engraving Books
Although I do get a lot of inspiration from artists online and on social media these days, it’s always nice to sit down with a good art book and take the time to fully appreciate the artwork and the stories behind it.
These are some of my favourite books on wood engraving printmaking to get inspiration and learn more about wood engraving techniques.
Wood Engraving: How to Do It by Simon Brett
An in-depth guide on how to do wood engraving. This is how I learned, and I still go back to it regularly for tips.
Full Circle by Hilary Paynter
A beautiful book by one of my favourite printmakers. It’s packed full of real-size images of her wood engraving prints (over 600! with written descriptions as well)
Engraved Gardens by Cordelia Jones, Miriam MacGregor, Betty Pennell, and Yvonne Skargon
Selected wood engravings from these four artists depicting beautifully engraved garden scenes.
Engraved Gardens selected by Hilary Paynter
Selected wood engravings from a variety of different artists capturing beautiful garden scenes.
Scene Through Wood by Anne Desmett/ Ashmolean Museum
Exhibition catalogue covering the entire history of wood engraving, including every major artist of the genre.
Wood Engravings by Marie Hartley
Full of inspiring wood engravings of British landscapes by Marie Hartley.
*Tip: I find a lot of my art books secondhand at World of Books and AbeBooks
I’m not affiliated with any of the sites I linked. I just want to make it easy to find the products :)
