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Block Prints and Watercolor with Helen Shafer Garcia
First Section
Intro and Personal Interview with Helen and Tami (8:22)
PDF for download. Suggested tools materials and resources. Block print designs for download
Overview of the course content (0:55)
Materials overview (5:14)
A variety of Helen's block stamps (6:37)
Design and drawing inspirations (6:19)
Transferring the design to the block (4:58)
Intro to the carving tools and carving the rubber (4:54)
Best practices for holding the carving tool and the correct pressure (1:59)
Carving the first block (6:08)
Testing the first stamp (3:16)
Gathering ideas for design (6:47)
Adding a border and transferring the design (3:10)
Starting to carve the main design (7:52)
Carving letters (4:33)
Testing the stamp (2:50)
Painting the plates and creating the prints (8:24)
Important cleaning techniques (1:45)
Let's get the paints out and start to watercolor (11:32)
Continue to paint alongside Helen, adding details and more color (6:36)
Helen uses her favorite ink pen to fill in the lighter areas (3:40)
Adding collage elements to the prints (9:18)
Embellishing with colored pencils (6:52)
Wrap up and thank you!! (0:30)
Best practices for holding the carving tool and the correct pressure
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