AO84
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Anyone have a link or reference for a good step-by-step tutorial for cutting old english lettering in the "best" or most "ideal" step-by-step order so as to get the best looking result when not just outlining the letters? (To clarify, I'm not asking about merely outlining the laid-out letters at their perimeters and doing stipple shading or using a liner or wriggle tool etc...; I'm specifically wondering about the best way to cut old english using bright and thin cuts such one would use on script or roman, and if the letters are larger, then double-beveling the shade/stem lines)
After looking through various sources such as Leek's Art of Engraving and the Jewelry Engraver's Manual, and google/internet and on here, all that I seem to find are instructions re: lay-out, and somewhat vague and general guidance re: cutting order.
Wondering if anyone has a more thorough source they might direct me to or perhaps would be willing to share their process from personal experience?
For example, with script and roman lettering, there is a clearer step-by-step methodology that I have learned and the sources that I used to learn it were fairly straightforward and detailed with the order of how to cut these. On the other hand, everything I've reviewed re: old english is vague and confusing -- e.g. do you first cut the heavy shade lines and then the thin lines that run parallel to the right-leaning 45 degree guide line, or do you first cut the thin right-leaning lines that run parallel to the 45 degree guide line, and THEN cut the heavy vertical stems (and thin vertical stems), and then the remaining parts?
Just hoping to internalize the best methodology for tackling old english, as I'm displeased with the results I've gotten practicing on my own even though the outcome is OK. I suspect that if I have a process in mind that I can follow and absorb, it will make it so when I do this type of lettering I won't feel as much of a lack of confidence as soon as I get going... hope my questions makes sense...Thanks for all and any input!
After looking through various sources such as Leek's Art of Engraving and the Jewelry Engraver's Manual, and google/internet and on here, all that I seem to find are instructions re: lay-out, and somewhat vague and general guidance re: cutting order.
Wondering if anyone has a more thorough source they might direct me to or perhaps would be willing to share their process from personal experience?
For example, with script and roman lettering, there is a clearer step-by-step methodology that I have learned and the sources that I used to learn it were fairly straightforward and detailed with the order of how to cut these. On the other hand, everything I've reviewed re: old english is vague and confusing -- e.g. do you first cut the heavy shade lines and then the thin lines that run parallel to the right-leaning 45 degree guide line, or do you first cut the thin right-leaning lines that run parallel to the 45 degree guide line, and THEN cut the heavy vertical stems (and thin vertical stems), and then the remaining parts?
Just hoping to internalize the best methodology for tackling old english, as I'm displeased with the results I've gotten practicing on my own even though the outcome is OK. I suspect that if I have a process in mind that I can follow and absorb, it will make it so when I do this type of lettering I won't feel as much of a lack of confidence as soon as I get going... hope my questions makes sense...Thanks for all and any input!
