Drypoint is the most direct of all intaglio techniques. A sharp drypoint needle and a metal plate (or plexiglass) is all you need. Copper is ideal, but you can achieve almost same desired effect with plexiglass sheets, which are more cost efficient. The image is produced by scratching the surface with a sharp needle creating grooves on the surface. Those grooves will hold the printing ink.
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Nil Santana
You’re right. I had seeing that one as well. Both are very intere…
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Julie Neill
reminds me of this white stripes video: http://www.youtube.com/wa…
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Brandy Rains
I think all three artists had incredible stories to tell, but I e…
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Brittany Reynolds
I enjoyed reading “Storytelling in Gropper’s Late Etchings”. I th…
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Sam Russell
I enjoyed the Fritz Eichenberg’s article. I decided to view the w…
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Sarahcuda
After reading this journal about Printmaking and Storytelling my …
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Chelsey Tatum
Absolutely not. I think there is a lot to be said about the p…
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Sarahcuda
I don’t think that printmaking is dead. I do believe that less …
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Brandy Rains
I agree with everyone else so far. And also, I seem to be unorigi…
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Nil Santana
I am really enjoying the comments so far. Eventually, we all agre…
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Shawn Ogden
Is printmaking dead? Is art dead? How can we know for sure, and w…
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Leanne Kawahigashi
After reading the article, I don’t think that printmaking is dead…
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Shennae Steele
Don’t think printmaking is dead because they are different toys a…
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Brittany Reynolds
I think that printmaking is not dead. There may be different ways…
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Stephanie Cochran
I do not think that printmaking is dead. It may have evolved int…
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Sam Russell
Firstly, Mr. Ken Johnson receives the “Fat Bag of Fail Award”…
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