[Baren} the mailing list / discussion forum for woodblock printmaking Baren Digest Sunday, 7 May 2000 Volume 11 : Number 1000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "TSHACK" Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 11:11:59 -0700 Subject: [Baren 9609] Corel Draw vs. Photoshop/Illustrator Has anyone used these two sets of software packages enough to contrast them? I'm thinking of going with the Corel Draw package because of price. How about ease of use though? Seems like I heard Corel is simpler, but I could be wrong on that. ------------------------------ That's a difficult question.It depends on what you're going to do with either one of them.I have quite an experience with these programs and I have all three of them, if that answers your question! regards, Dimitris ------------------------------ From: "TSHACK" Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 17:42:16 -0700 Subject: [Baren 9611] Re: Corel Draw vs. Photoshop/Illustrator right now I'm looking for an inexpensive way to print large sized text without the jagged edges where smooth curves should be. ------------------------------ From: "pwalls1234" Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 07:56:14 -0500 Subject: [Baren 9612] Re: Corel Draw vs. Photoshop/Illustrator Yes, Photoshop/Illustrator cost much mo' $$ and take longer to laern all of their bells and whistles but what really matters is what you hope to accomplish with your computer. AS for printing large text without jagged edges. What size text?? What computer and software are you cuurently using??? Are you printing using printing fonts versus screen fonts? are you drawing your own text? Lots - 0 - Questions, but. . . . . . .hey I prefer photoshop and illiustrator for their power in creating images and illustrations but they are $$$$$ and are not for everyone. I had Corel but was never too fond of it, but Illustrator sometimes makes me scream tooooo. Depends what tool you need. hope this helps pete walls baton rouge http://www.firsttree.com ------------------------------ From: John and Jan Telfer Date: Sun, 7 May 00 21:23:17 -0000 Subject: [Baren 9613] Re: Work by Salvatore Zofrea SALVATORE ZOFREA - "Appassionata woodcuts" - One hundred Woodcuts Josephine went to see this Exhibition in Sydney and has sent me the Gallery Catalogue of the recent exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia) of Salvatore Zofrea. He was an Italian migrant who came to Australia at the age of nine. The Appassionata series is his journey: and inevitable and moving successor to two previous quasibiographical excursions called "Odyssey" (21 woodcuts) and "Capricornia"(16 woodcuts) series. Odyssey "was a visual record of the travels of his parents, from their meeting, to their marriage and their leaving Calabria and emigration to Australia - a long and poignant journey of remembered moments and images, echoes of what was being left behind and nervous optimism of what may lie ahead. The Capricornia suite illustrates the story of an Italian migrant family in the north Queensland canefields and whilst the series is full of direct and graphic imagery of the industry it is really as much about cane-cutting as it is a view of an Italian family united in an unfailiar world. The strong family ties that are an essence of the Calibrian psyche have remained deeply entrenched in Zofrea's character with the consequence that his work, whether prints or paintings, resonates with an indelible sense of place and history. The Appassionata series is his journey through life. His Appassionata series are carved from woodblocks of jelutong (sorry, but I don't know what this is), kauri pine and magnolia all about 40x60 cm blocks 2cm thick sometimes using both sides of the board for cutting. They are all printed in black oil based ink on Arches 300gsm paper. He uses a fellow printer to print them on what looks like a roller press. Pictorially he uses his family and friends as subject matter. His carving line very expressive and aggressive outlining each figure with a white cut (looks like a "V") and cutting close to the black supports of the white outline cut. His gouging follows the flow of fabric and form of clothing or skin or subject matter. It reminded me of your cutting style, Horacio. Subject titles include: My Mother's Hands, My Father Remembering his Youth, Harvesting Grapes, The Death of My Grandmother, Holy Week, Through the Suez Canal, Catching the Manly Ferry, etc.. Book Details: Salvatore Zofrea - Appassionata Woodcuts Hendrik Kolenberg and Anne Ryan Published by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2000 (Australia) ISBN 0 731389190 (soft cover) or ISBN 0 7347 6302 6 (hard cover) Cost: $30 Australian Almost every page has his prints, sometimes 4 on one page. If you would like a first hand view contact Josephine on severn@acay.com.au (but she should be on holidays at present) Jan ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V11 #1000 *****************************