The Goblin landsknecht

This is an original artwork freely inspired by the XVI century woodcuts. The graphic style tends to imitate the master woodcutters (Dürer, Egenolff, Wolgemut) of the late XVth century, early XVIth , both in terms of tools, techniques, and the posture and symbolism itself.

The scene represents a Goblin Landsknecht wearing a XVIth century costume, as seen on imagery (woodcuts, paintings, drawings), from that period of time. Though there is little information regarding goblin folk at this era, the costume field itself is pretty well documented. This print is a part of a tryptich concerning 3 warriors : a dwarf, a goblin and a human, all three wearing XVIth century war gear.

When you do not know what to draw, draw a goblin

The techniques

The sketch was directly drawn on the lino block, then inked with a quill on the block. Once dried out, the block was carved with gouges: the linocut process itself.

To print out something, the carved block was inked with a brayer and printing ink and the sheet of paper was pressed using a printing linocut press.