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/

Ken Hunt

Another longtimer that everytime I turn around he is giving advise and demonstrations to help other artists improve their scrollwork.

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.

https://www.engraverhand.com/

Layne Zuelke

Master Engraver, his style is one of my favorites because it appers so clean.

https://www.southerncustomengraving.com/index.html

Shawn Didyoung

Goldsmith/Engraver, beautiful artistry and has a few instructional videos on YouTube.

https://cowboyengraving.com/

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.

https://mobile.x.com/5haun750

Favorite Engraving Books

Drawing & Understanding Scroll Design -Ron Smith

Engraving Techniques and Smoke Prints -Lynton McKenzie

Ray Covers Basic Scroll Manual -Ray Covers

The Art of Engraving -James B. Meek

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.