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acid
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aquatint
Author_Alan Smith
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drypoint
East London Printmakers
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Etching
Goya
hard ground
how to
inks
intaglio
Language_English
mark making
mezzotint
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Philip McQueen
photo etching
photopolymer
Picasso
plate
practical instructions
Price_€20 to €50
print making
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relief printing
Rembrandt
Samuel Palmer
soft ground
softlaunch
spit-bit
stipple
sugar lift
traditional printmaking
without acid
Product details
- ISBN 9781785007699
- Weight: 541g
- Dimensions: 215 x 260mm
- Publication Date: 21 Sep 2020
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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This practical new paperback edition explains the full process of etching, covering traditional techniques in depth and introducing modern ideas when they add to mark-making capabilities. Illustrated with lavishly finished examples and clear step-by-step sequences, this beautiful book covers the basics of etching - the materials required, how to prepare a plate, and ways of making marks using hard ground, soft ground and aquatint. Other etching techniques are covered including spit-bite and sugar lift, and how to transfer images onto the plate using photo etching. Engraving techniques are shown with various ways of making the plate without acid: drypoint, line engraving, stipple engraving and mezzotint. Advice on printing is given including papers and inks, the printing process and more advanced techniques such as colour printing and editioning.
After working and running various contemporary etching studios, Alan Smith ran the etching room at the Royal College of Art, London for 32 years.
