PRINTMAKING intaglio

artoftheprint.info

supported by the Arago Press

PRINTMAKING

Etching - illustration from An Essay towards a Complete New System of Midwifery, by John Burton (York 1751)

FURTHER INFORMATION ON PAGE TWO

Stipple engraving from the Comparative Anatomical Exposition, etc. 19 1/8 x 14 3/4 inches.

For more information see PAGE TWO of this intaglio section

Mezzotint - a Hound, 1788

For more information see PAGE TWO of this intaglio section

One of the large etching presses which uses the powerful pressure of the large steel roller to force the etching blanket and therefore, the paper, into the etched lines.

Suzanne's prints were created through the use of numerous plates that were cut to form specific shapes and then printed one after the other to create pure shapes and fine bright colours. In some parts "overprinting" has created further colours.

Printmakers often use only one or perhaps two plates to produce colour etchings. For the main part the colour is applied to the plate in distinct areas and then wiped or when two plates are used the colour plate is printed over the main design.Another approach is to use several plates, which are printed one after another in order to produce bright clear colours. By using a template, or tracing one can transfer the design to plates of equal size.