Drypoint printmaking ideas

Dry point is the most direct form of intaglio. The artist simply takes a sharp point and uses it to scratch into the metal plate to create the image. There is quite a variety of tools that can be used for this. Here's a video of Wayne Thiebaud doing that at Crown Point Press. As you watch it pay attention to the different ways he marks the plate, from gentle to rough and in-between. He even seems to be scratching into it with a pocket knife at one point. Here's Thiebaud's print. Notice the…

My first attempt at drypoint etching on plexiglass. Waiting on the ink to get here to pull a print.

DRYPOINT | Website Store of Artist Printmaker Dionne Marshall (Punctured Artefact) Creating intricate etching prints, tattoo flash art. Inspired by nature & geometry

Dry point in Etching assignment 2 template, prints to come

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Dry point in sandpaper for tone

Japanese art print by Ikuo Omura (active late 1900s)

Intaglio Printmaking? Drypoint printing at home with no press and no ink!This week I’ve been experimenting with drypoint printing using materials from the r...