Drypoint etching

Title: Breathe... This is an intaglio print taken from a still-life drawing. Paper size: 210mm high x 150mm wide Design size: 145mm high x 95mm wide Printed on Art Spectrum Watercolour paper: • 300gsm weight • 100% cotton fibres • Acid-free • Archival quality • Hot pressed (Smooth surface). Prints are open edition, and signed by the artist. Prints are not mounted or framed. All the prints are hand-printed, and as a result, there may be minor differences, making each one unique. Design and…

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…

Drypoint etching from plexiglass is a less expensive alternative to copper plates, and works just like traditional drypoint printmaking.

Drypoint Art Nature Etchings | Drypoint Art Etching Is a Unique Process in Printmaking | Here is a video on my drypoint etching process