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OverviewIntaglio printmaking involves engraving or incising a figure in stone or other hard material to obtain an impression from the subsurface design. In this thorough handbook, a noted printmaker and teacher offers complete up-to-date coverage of etching, engraving, drypoint, and other well-known intaglio techniques, as well as such less-familiar methods as tuilegraphs, collagraphs, and transfers.The first part of the book is devoted to a thorough introduction to materials and tools, printing equipment, papers, presses-even how to set up your workshop for maximum safety and efficiency. In Part Two, the author proceeds to a detailed discussion of etching techniques, including formulas for grounds and inks, aquatint, white ground, hard ground, soft ground, sugar lift, and acids.Once familiar with basic etching techniques, the student is then given precise illustrated instructions in printing techniques, including basic printing, double intaglio printing (the author's own method); colour printing and embossing, the viscosity method, and viscosity and aquatint. For each procedure, clear, step-by-step directions cover the process itself, materials and equipment required, and cleanup. An especially helpful """"what went wrong"""" section at the end of each chapter diagnoses problems and offers solutions.In Part 4 Ms. Leaf details other mediums and methods: drypoint, notable for its characteristic velvety dark lines; engraving, one of the earliest forms of expression known to man, dating back to prehistoric times; collagraphs, plates made in the same way as collages and then printed; and the Blake Transfer Method, adapted from a technique developed by the English artist and poet William Blake (1757-1827).A final Appendix treats such ancillary topics as framing and matting prints, storage, agents, and where to sell and show your work. Enhanced with over 220 illustrations, including works by Rembrandt, Callot, Durer, Goya, and Brueghel, and a wealth of illustrative figures and photographs, this precise and detailed manual belongs at the side of any serious printmaker, novice, or ink-stained veteran. """"Excellent, comprehensive . . . superbly organised."""" - AB Bookman's Weekly. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ruth LeafPublisher: Dover Publications Inc. Imprint: Dover Publications Inc. Dimensions: Width: 1.40cm , Height: 21.20cm , Length: 27.80cm Weight: 0.669kg ISBN: 9780486247212ISBN 10: 048624721 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 01 February 2000 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction PART ONE. GENERAL INFORMATION Chapter 1. Materials and Equipment Chapter 2. Tools Chapter 3. Printing Papers Chapter 4. Presses Chapter 5. Workshop PART TWO. ETCHING TECHNIQUES Chapter 6. Formulas for Grounds and Inks Chapter 7. Hard Ground Chapter 8. Soft Ground Chapter 9. Aquatint Chapter 10. Sugar Lift Chapter 11. White Ground Chapter 12. Acids PART THREE. PRINTING TECHNIQUES Chapter 13. Basic Printing Chapter 14. Double Intaglio Printing Chapter 15. Color Printing and Embossing Chapter 16. Viscosity Method Chapter 17. Viscosity and Aquatint PART FOUR. OTHER MEDIUMS AND METHODS Chapter 18. Drypoint Chapter 19. Engraving Chapter 20. Colagraphs Chapter 21. Tuilegraphs Chapter 22. Blake Transfer Method PART FIVE. APPENDIX Things Every Printmaker Should Know and Doesn't Know Whom To Ask Glossary Supplies and Suppliers Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |