Hand Scratched
Artists
These are my personal favorite artists, whose work I've studied for countless hours. I aspire to capture even a fraction of their talent, recognizing the dedication and countless trials they've endured.
Sam Alfano
The Godfather of engraving. Probably the most well known artist in the metal engraving community. I believe this is due to the fact he is also the most helpful.
https://www.masterengraver.com/
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Ken Hunt
Another longtimer that everytime I turn around he is giving advise and demonstrations to help other artists improve their scrollwork.
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Marius Mellebye
Maybe not as well known as the above mentioned artist, but I see his artwork in a lot of places and his dimensional scrollwork is unique and amazing.
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Layne Zuelke
Master Engraver, his style is one of my favorites because it appers so clean.
https://www.southerncustomengraving.com/index.html
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Shawn Didyoung
Goldsmith/Engraver, beautiful artistry and has a few instructional videos on YouTube.
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Shaun Hughes
The very 1st engraving videos I watched were fro Shaun Hughes. He has been very helpful for anybody interested in starting engraving. His current handle is robohobo, however is older videos is him hand engraving.
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Favorite Engraving Books
Tools I Use
Below are my everyday go-to tools that I currently use. Not necessarily the best or most efficient and I am sure will soon change consistently as I progress.
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Websites
Below are the websites that I have found to be helpful so far in my journey of hand engraving.
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The absolute best resource for everything engraving. Big thanks to Mr. Sam Alfano.
Lots of resources, art, products to purchase, etc...
The number one source for gravers, equipment, books and tools.