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Intaglio: acrylic-resist etching, collagraphy, engraving, drypoint, mezzotint : the complete safety-first system for creative printmaking
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Thames & Hudson
Publication Date
2007.
Language
English
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[pt. 1]. How intaglio printmaking developed --
The origins of intaglio --
The innovators and their techniques --
[pt. 2]. The move towards safer working methods --
Traditional intaglio techniques and their implications for health, safety and the environment --
Plates and traditional plate preparation methods --
Traditional resists, their solvents and etching the plate --
Traditional collagraphic plate-making --
Traditional inks and their solvents --
Sourcing information about chemicals and their correct use --
How chemicals enter the body --
High-risk groups --
A complete safer intaglio system --
[pt. 3]. Planning and equipping a studio for intaglio printmaking --
Planning the studio --
Equipping the studio --
General studio facilities and equipment --
Equipment and workstation for direct intaglio methods --
Equipment and workstations for acrylic-resist etching methods --
Equipment and workstations for collagraphy methods --
Equipment and facilities for light-sensitive intaglio methods --
Workstations for making positives --
Equipment and facilities for printing --
Good studio practice --
Personal equipment --
[pt. 4]. The principles of intaglio printmaking --
The artist's concept --
Making an intaglio plate --
Subtractive methods --
Additive methods --
Combined intaglio methods --
Printing from the plate --
[pt. 5]. Preparing the plate --
Selecting plate materials --
Cutting and filing plates --
Cleaning and de-oxidizing plates --
Graining the plate surface --
Polishing the plate surface --
Degreasing and rinsing plates --
[pt. 6]. Direct intaglio methods --
Engraving --
Drypoint --
Mezzotint --
Scraping and burnishing --
Repoussage --
Air-abrading techniques, including the use of light-sensitive and other masks --
[pt. 7]. Etching --
The etching process and the use of resists --
Etching working practice checklist --
Plate-backing resists --
Types of plate-backing resist and their application methods --
Hard resists --
Making a guide drawing --
Drawing into the resist --
Working into the resist to create broad open areas --
Types of hard resist and their application methods --
Soft resists --
Creating collage-type impressions --
The classical offsetting drawing method --
Drawing directly into the soft resist --
Types of soft resist and their application methods --
Stop-out resist and controlling tone --
Painting methods --
Drawing into the stop-out resist --
Correcting or editing an image --
Stopping out and the stage-biting process --
Types of stop-out resist --
Creating tonal structures and the aquatint method --
Using the puncturing method --
Creating a scrobiculated surface using soft resist --
Creating an etched ink-holding grid using soft resist --
Creating an aquatint --
Types of acrylic resist for aquatint --
Wash resists --
Painting methods --
Types of wash resist --
Photoresists --
Lamination method --
Exposing the photoresist --
Developing the photoresist --
Developing the photoresist --
Curing, drying, etching or working the plate further --
Other types of resist --
Oily resists --
Waterproof maker pens --
Photocopy transfers --
Adhesive tapes --
Etching the plate --
Mordants --
Mordants which are not recommended --
Mordants which are recommended --
[pt. 8]. Collagraphy --
Collagraphy --
Creating fine linear work --
Creating coutour lines --
Creating textures, tones and patterns --
Creating, lines, washes and tonal areas with carborundum --
Creating mezzotint effects and pale tones --
Using screenprinting techniques --
Photocollagraphy --
Using dry film photoresist to create photocollagraph plates --
Using flexographic water-washable photopolymer plates as photocollagraphs --
[pt. 9]. Positives --
Using positives in light-sensitive intaglio printmaking --
Substrates and materials used for positives --
Autographic positives --
Photographic positives --
Digital positives --
Photocopy positives --
Halftone contact screens --
Colour separation and process printing --
[pt. 10]. Inking-up and printing methods --
Approaches to printing --
The intaglio inking-up and printing method --
À la poupée --
Embossing --
Chine collé --
Roll-over and viscosity printing methods --
Monotypes --
Combining intaglio with other media --
Registration methods --
Inks and additives --
Making inks for intaglio methods --
[pt. 11]. Removing resists, collagraph materials and inks from the plate --
Sodium carbonate stripping solution --
Lascaux remover and Mystrol vegetable oil --
Printing substrates --
Paper --
Preparing the paper for printing --
[pt. 12]. Collating and presenting intaglio prints --
Collating intaglio prints --
Presenting intaglio prints --
Storing plates --
International suppliers of materials --
Glossary --
Picture credits --
Index.
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9780500286616
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