Engraving
Etching and woodcut: tone made of hatched line.
What it is
Borrowed from print — parallel hatching and cross-hatching that follows the form, the way an old banknote or a Dürer woodcut is built. Reads as antique without being a copy of one.
Best for
Classical subjects and anything that wants the weight of an old illustration.
Questions people ask
- What is a engraving tattoo?
- Borrowed from print — parallel hatching and cross-hatching that follows the form, the way an old banknote or a Dürer woodcut is built. Reads as antique without being a copy of one.
- What is engraving best for?
- Classical subjects and anything that wants the weight of an old illustration.
- How well do engraving tattoos age?
- Well. Hatching is line, and line survives; the tone is carried by spacing rather than by delicate greys.
- What subjects suit engraving tattoos?
- Classical figures, anatomical hearts, daggers, botanicals, animals and vessels.