01 – The bases of drawing The Leonardo Collection

This work explains with rigor and clarity the main processes of cabinetmaking, carving and work on the lathe, marquetry and the restoration of wooden objects and furniture. Articulated as a practical manual, it constitutes a detailed guide to develop the different woodworking processes. The first chapter shows the most common woods and explains their main characteristics, as well as the materials and tools necessary to develop each technique. The following four chapters correspond to the different disciplines. They show in detail the particular technical aspects of each one, as well as the practice, explained step by step, where four exercises are offered with the complete creation process, from the project to the finished work, and the restoration, establishing a sequence to progress in the fundamental aspects of woodworking.

This book is a compendium of relief and intaglio engraving techniques, including additive techniques. After an initial chapter on the history of engraving, the difference between engraving and print is clarified, and the terms of printing, artist's signature, expert opinion and certification are developed, as well as the conservation of these fragile works on paper. The various techniques for engraving and stamping matrices are then broadly described. All of them topics of great interest both for those who are new to engraving, as well as for artists, art historians, collectors, gallery owners, restorers and, in general, for those interested in the universe of engraving.