intaglio printmaking

(noun)

The family of printing and printmaking techniques in which the image is incised into a surface, and the incised line or sunken area holds the ink; the direct opposite of a relief print.

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Examples of intaglio printmaking in the following topics:

  • Aquatint

    • Aquatint is a tonal method of intaglio printmaking using acid to bite away at the metal plate in timed intervals.
    • Aquatint, a variant of etching, is a member of the intaglio category of printmaking.
    • Intaglio printmaking is a family of printing techniques in which an image is incised into the surface of a metal plate; the incised line holds the ink, while the original surface of the plate is wiped clean.
    • The method was developed by painter and printmaker Jan van de Velde in Amsterdam, around 1650, and introduced to England in the 1770s.

  • Mezzotint

    • Mezzotint, a tonal method of intaglio printmaking, involves roughening areas of a metal plate that will hold ink to create shading.
    • Mezzotint is a particular type of intaglio printmaking, a category of printmaking in which an image is etched into the surface of a metal plate, and the incised line holds the ink that transfers to the paper, while the rest of the plate is wiped clean.
    • This method of printmaking is the exact opposite of a relief print.
    • Using the light to dark method in particular, the process can be combined with other intaglio techniques such as engraving.
    • Summarize the process of intaglio printmaking in general, and the process and history of mezzotint printmaking in particular.

  • Etching

    • Etching is an intaglio printmaking technique that uses a waxy ground on a metal plate, an etching needle, acid, and ink to create a printed image.
    • Etching is a type of intaglio printmaking technique that uses strong acid or mordant to cut into unprotected parts of a metal surface.
    • As with all printmaking techniques in the intaglio family, the incised line in the surface of the plate holds the ink and is transferred to the paper during printing.
    • Spit-biting is a process whereby the printmaker will apply acid to a plate with a brush in certain areas of the plate.
    • Hopfer was a craftsman who decorated armour in this way, and applied the method to printmaking, using iron plates.

  • Engraving

    • Engraving as a printmaking method involves cutting into a metal plate with a tool called a burin, producing grooves that will hold the ink.
    • The practice of engraving is wide-reaching; the term can be applied to a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or to a process of intaglio printmaking.
    • As with all intaglio printing techniques, after the plate is prepared with its design, the artist will cover the plate in ink.
    • Copying of prints was already a large and accepted part of the printmaking culture but no prints were copied as frequently as Dürer's .
    • Discuss the history and technique of intaglio printmaking in general, and the engraving method in particular.

  • Drypoint

    • Drypoint is a printmaking technique in the intaglio family, a category in which an image is etched into a plate, and the incised line holds the ink that will be transferred to the final print.
    • This type of line differentiates drypoint from other intaglio methods such as etching or engraving, which produce smooth, hard-edged lines.
    • Printing is essentially the same as with other intaglio techniques, but extra care is taken to preserve the burr.
    • Some printmakers will use their hands in this step, because the burrs forming the image are more fragile than etched or engraved lines.

  • Single Sheets

    • Paper manufacturing became popular in Europe around 1400, and with it the medium of printmaking.
    • The main printmaking techniques were woodcuts, engravings and etchings.
    • Another notable German printmaker is known as the "Housebook Master. " His prints were made in drypoint: he scratched his lines on the plate leaving them much more shallow than they would be with an engraving.
    • Albrecht Durer, a painter, printmaker, engraver and mathematician, was perhaps one of the most well-known of the Northern artists.
    • Identify the main printmaking techniques and their most important exponents in Northern Europe in the late medieval period

  • Monotypes

    • Monotyping is a type of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface to produce a single, one-of-a-kind print.
    • Monotyping is a type of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface.
    • This type of printmaking produces a unique print, or monotype, because most of the ink is removed during the initial pressing.
    • Monotypes are considered one of the most painterly of the printmaking methods as no two prints are alike.
    • Lithography is a form of monotype printmaking that was developed in Germany in the late 18th century .

  • German Woodcuts

    • Printmaking by woodcut and engraving was already more developed in Germany and the Low Countries than anywhere else during the Renaissance.
    • Printmaking by woodcut and engraving was already more developed in Germany and the Low Countries than anywhere else during the Renaissance.
    • Another notable German printmaker is known as the "Housebook Master."

  • Silkscreen Printing

    • Silkscreen printing is a stencil-based method of printmaking that involves passing ink through a finely woven mesh onto a given surface.

  • Modern Sculpture

    • Modern sculpture arose symbiotically with similar artistic trends in painting, drawing and printmaking in Europe during the 1800s.