different types of prints:
Artists that use this method include:
Katsushika Hokusai - a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printer of the ‘Edo’ period. In his time, he was Japan’s leading expert on Chinese painting. He is probably best known for his ‘wave’ picture.
Albrecht Durer – a well known German relief artist form the Renaissance. He worked not only as an artist, but as a printer, so his prints were known as far as Europe.
Artists that use this technique include:
Takashi Murakami – a prolific contemporary Japanese artist. His works include:
Andy Warhol - an American print maker and a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.
Edvard Munch - an artist who uses planographic printing to create expressionistic art. He is also a Norweigian symbolist painter.
Intaglio
Etching is one of the intaglio techniques. It was first developed in the early sixteenth century, after it was discovered that acid could be used to incise an image into a metal plate. Rembrandt van Rijn, Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso, amongst others, have used the technique to create some of their most important works.
Etching is essentially a linear medium, in which the composition is constructed by a network of lines.
How to etch:
Apply a waxy, acid-resistant “ground” to a metal plate.
After the ground has dried, use an etching needle to draw through the ground. The needle will scratch through and expose the metal.
The plate is then submerged in a pan of acid. The acid will eat into the exposed lines, creating an incision. The acid-resistant ground protects the other areas.
The plate is removed from the acid bath when the incisions are deep enough. The ground is removed with a solvent. The plate has been incised with the artist’s composition.
The entire plate is inked. Often a dabber is used in order to push the ink into the incised lines.
The surface of the plate is wiped clean, leaving only the incised lines filled with ink.
The plate is placed face up on the bed of an etching press. A sheet of dampened paper is laid on top, padded with a blanket, and run through the press. Pressure forces the paper into the etched lines to pick up the ink.
The paper is lifted away from the plate. The image has been printed in reverse. Because the paper is larger than the plate, an indentation is left by the plate’s edges; this is known as the “plate mark..”
Relief
Artists that use this method include:
Katsushika Hokusai - a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printer of the ‘Edo’ period. In his time, he was Japan’s leading expert on Chinese painting. He is probably best known for his ‘wave’ picture.
Albrecht Durer – a well known German relief artist form the Renaissance. He worked not only as an artist, but as a printer, so his prints were known as far as Europe.
Stencil
Where the stencil forms the negative of the image or impression – including screen-printing and pochoir.Artists that use this technique include:
Takashi Murakami – a prolific contemporary Japanese artist. His works include:
Andy Warhol - an American print maker and a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.
Planographic
Planographic printing is where the matrix retains its entire surface, but some parts are treated to make the image.Edvard Munch - an artist who uses planographic printing to create expressionistic art. He is also a Norweigian symbolist painter.
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