Below is a glossary article post in the category W which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Wood Engraving based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Wood Engraving
So, what is actually meant by Wood Engraving?
Different graphic arts methods from pieces of wood where the lines are insisted into wooden blocks, rather than the background that is cut to leave a leaning line.
Explanation of Wood Engraving
Wood carvings are a form of relief from graphic art. Usually done on the final grain of the boxwood block, which is very difficult, and the details are very good.
It became widely used in the nineteenth century as a method of reproducing images in books, newspapers and journals before the discovery of photographic reproduction methods, but also sometimes used by artists, such as Edward Calvert, as an original print media.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix W, as well as terms associated with W.
Meaning of Wood Engraving in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Wood Engraving.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Ukiran kayu (Indonesian), Ukiran Kayu (Java), and WINGGLaving kai in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Ukiran kayu.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Wood Engraving.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix W. This article wasupdated in Jan of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=wood-engraving
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=wood-engraving
- View example images of wood-engraving through Google here
- View example images of wood-engraving on Bing here
- View example images of wood-engraving on Yandex here
