PDF · 12 pages
Carving Practice Templates
Twelve printable pages of simple designs to transfer onto a block, with lines, curves and small shapes to practise cutting.
Downloads
Harbour Scene Carving Templates
Six printable outlines of harbour scenes at full size, ready to trace onto a block, shown beside a carved woodblock.
Registration Guide
A guide to lining up each colour with two small notches, shown as diagrams of a block, a notch and a sheet of paper.
Colour Layer Charts
Eight printable sheets that show how three colour layers build up into one print, with each layer drawn on its own.
My course
Video course · 8 lessons
Carve and Print Your First Woodblock
From a blank block to a finished print: sketching, carving, inking and printing one picture by hand.
- Tools, wood and paper
- Sketching and transferring a design
- Carving the outline
- Clearing the large areas
- Inking the block
- Printing with a baren
- Drying and flattening
- Signing and storing prints
Printed to order
Merch
My designs, printed to order and shipped by Printful.
About
About me
I carve woodblocks and print them by hand with water-based paint, in a small workshop above a harbour. I start with a pencil sketch, cut the outline into a block, and then print one colour at a time. I began with a few cheap tools and a single block of wood, and I still work with very little.
I post a video every Thursday: carving, printing or a day at the bench. What I sell is the part you can use: carving templates, a registration guide, colour layer charts, a tool care guide, printable prints, a starter bundle and two video courses, one for your first print and one for printing in colour. I do not take commissions. I teach you to make your own.
The Block Letter
A short letter every Thursday: one print, one tip on carving and one thing to try on your own block.
Questions
How do the downloads arrive?
After checkout you receive an email with a download link, and the same link is shown on the confirmation page. The templates, guides and charts are PDFs for A4 or Letter paper, and the prints are PDFs you can print at home.
Is there merch?
Yes: tees, totes, mugs and prints with my woodblock designs. Each is printed to order and shipped by Printful, and the cost and delivery time show at checkout.
How often does the letter come, and how do I leave?
One every Thursday. Every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom, and it works at once.
Which tools and paper do I need?
A block of wood, two gouges, a knife, water-based paint, a baren and some soft paper. The courses start with what to buy and what to skip.