Drypoint etching

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Anders Zorn, etching

Here are the steps to show you how to create a drypoint etching print from a sheet of recycled plastic, and print it without using a press.

SAFET ZEC, Staccionata , 1994, etching & drypoint, mm 1000 x 750

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

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…

Explore the essential tools needed for drypoint printmaking and discover how to create intricate and expressive prints with this technique.

Katja Lang

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By Karen Carter\n\nDrawing and Printing Workshops Led by Karen CarterFridays | 10.30am – 3.30pm | £38 per classSuitable for all levels of experience. Please bring own materials.Have a go at low-tech drypoint etching printing without a press or chemicals. From your initial drawings we will scratch the images into acetate and perspex to create permanent plates – these will be inked up in a variety of ways using water-soluble sticks and inks then a print taken from them by hand. \n

Artist: Viza Arlington Title: Dandelion etching Drypoint Image size 2 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches edition 85 signed and numbered original print art - printmaking - intaglio - nature - flowers- dandelion

Drypoint etching on PVC