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Course: |
GUS 229
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Title: | Advanced Hand Engraving |
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Long Title: | Advanced Hand Engraving |
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Course Description: | Covers advanced concepts and skills related to the push graver. Special emphasis will be placed on scroll types, precious metal inlay, bulino and banknote engraving, restoring engraving, and lettering.
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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Course Notes: | Entered new course 10/27/08 s@ |
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Origin Notes: | TSJC |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Exhibit skill in cutting engraving patterns with the push graver and hammer and chisel.
2. Identify and discuss quality engraving.
3. Demonstrate ability to restore lettering and engraving.
4. Discuss the historical development of engraving.
5. Exhibit skill in inlaying precious metals.
6. Execute bulino and banknote style engraving.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Historical perspective
A. Prehistoric age
B. Egyptian hieroglyphics
C. Greeks and Romans
D. 14th-15th centuries
E. 16th-18th centuries
F. 19th -20th centuries in America
II. Push graving tools
A. Types
B. Sharpening
III. Scroll styles
A. Germanic scroll
B. English scroll
C. American scroll
D. Belgium scroll
V. Cutting patterns
A. Push graving method
B. Borders
C. Backgrounds
1. Flush
2. Relief
VI. Restoring lettering and engraving
A. Recutting
B. Scribing
C. Etching
VII. Precious metal inlaying
A. Flush wire inlay
B. Raised wire inlay
C. Flush sheet inlay
D. Raised sheet inlay
VIII. Lettering
A. Restoring
B. Cutting by hand
C. Acid etching
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