Christian DeCamillis
Elite Cafe Member
Marcus, I am sure that your reasoning of how the word bulino became synonymous with the technique used in game scenes on guns is correct. I have witnessed this in person. Someone asks how did you do that ? and the answer is with my bulino . Of course the person asking doesn't understand the language so all they hear is bulino . I did however find while doing some research that in an older version of Italian language the word might have meant "little beautiful" which make a lot of sense as well. But today as has been stated it means graver.
As far as the technique being not so important. I would have to respond. The dot technique is easy to understand which has been stated .It is pointillism on metal. However the characteristic when viewed in person is completely different than what is seen in photos. It's like a hologram card that many saw as children it disappears when moved a few degrees from the optimum viewing angle. The line technique is much more sophisticated when it comes to engraving on metal not for the purpose of printing. That which may be called banknote or Intaglio differs greatly from engraving on metal for game scenes and such.
Just cutting lines randomly and in any direction may produce decent results but if you want a properly executed engraving there are may factors to be considered and learned. The depth of cut the crossing of the cuts as to how many times and the angle at which they cross are all very important. The direction of the cut as it pertains to the orientation of how it's viewed can make a difference as well. So to say just cut and don't worry about the technique in my opinion is a disservice to those who are just getting started.
Like it or not the word Bulino today is considered a technique . There are three forms Dot, Lines and a combination of the two. There is a third one that has developed in recent time which is a combination of lightly sculpting and then adding texture to the object with dots or lines. It's very dynamic looking.
The last thing I would say in response to what has been discussed is that the technique is not the same as drawing on metal but rather using lines and crossing them as well as cutting contoured lines to give form . The results of the crossing of lines is to give relief to the engraving making it sort of micro sculpting . This can be seen when looking at actual examples of these kind of works.
I hope this help.
Chris
As far as the technique being not so important. I would have to respond. The dot technique is easy to understand which has been stated .It is pointillism on metal. However the characteristic when viewed in person is completely different than what is seen in photos. It's like a hologram card that many saw as children it disappears when moved a few degrees from the optimum viewing angle. The line technique is much more sophisticated when it comes to engraving on metal not for the purpose of printing. That which may be called banknote or Intaglio differs greatly from engraving on metal for game scenes and such.
Just cutting lines randomly and in any direction may produce decent results but if you want a properly executed engraving there are may factors to be considered and learned. The depth of cut the crossing of the cuts as to how many times and the angle at which they cross are all very important. The direction of the cut as it pertains to the orientation of how it's viewed can make a difference as well. So to say just cut and don't worry about the technique in my opinion is a disservice to those who are just getting started.
Like it or not the word Bulino today is considered a technique . There are three forms Dot, Lines and a combination of the two. There is a third one that has developed in recent time which is a combination of lightly sculpting and then adding texture to the object with dots or lines. It's very dynamic looking.
The last thing I would say in response to what has been discussed is that the technique is not the same as drawing on metal but rather using lines and crossing them as well as cutting contoured lines to give form . The results of the crossing of lines is to give relief to the engraving making it sort of micro sculpting . This can be seen when looking at actual examples of these kind of works.
I hope this help.
Chris
