GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Etching occurs through a chemical reaction, and thus requires a metal plate to be prepared with an acid-resistant material called a ground. A design is drawn on the ground with an etching needle to expose the metal. When immersed in an acidic bath, exposed areas of the plate are dissolved in a process called biting. After removing the ground, ink is applied to the crevasses and wiped from the plate's smooth areas.
Excerpt from
Emily Schiller, Visions of America exhibition gallery text, 2016.
NOTES
Another definition, probably by Andrea Severin Goins:
The process begins when a metal plate is covered with an acid-resistant ground. An artist uses an etching needle to draw the design, removing the ground and exposing the metal. The metal plate is then immersed in an acidic bath, and exposed areas of the plate dissolve in a process called biting. Next, the ground is removed from the metal plate. Ink is applied to the crevasses with a scraper and wiped from the surface. Finally, the plate is put through a high-pressure printing press with a sheet of moistened paper. The paper picks up the ink from the etched lines, creating a print.
Etching refers to a technique in which the surface of the plate is covered with a ground, usually varnish, that is then scratched into by the artist using a needle or scraper. The plate is immersed in acid which eats away those parts of the plate no longer protected by the varnish ground. Aquatint is based in the same technique.
Excerpt from Brigitte Baer (editor Steven A. Nash), Picasso the Printmaker: Graphics from the Marina Picasso Collection, Dallas Museum of Art, 1983. (exh 9/11- 10/30/1983). Drawings of instruments by Daniella Benedetti.
As of 12/6/2016- rule reaches 846 objects.
IMAGE ASSETS
Source: Carola Barnaba, DensityDesign Research Lab, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License, Wikimedia Commons, accessed August 9, 2016
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WEB RESOURCES
Inside Albrecht Dürer's Studio- Etching~Watch this demonstration and explanation of the engraving process created by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute for the exhibition, The Strange World of Albrecht Dürer (November 14, 2010- March 13, 2011).
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General Description
Etching occurs through a chemical reaction, and thus requires a metal plate to be prepared with an acid-resistant material called a ground. A design is drawn on the ground with an etching needle to expose the metal. When immersed in an acidic bath, exposed areas of the plate are dissolved in a process called biting. After removing the ground, ink is applied to the crevasses and wiped from the plate's smooth areas.
Excerpt from
Emily Schiller, Visions of America exhibition gallery text, 2016.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Inside Albrecht Dürer's Studio- Etching~Watch this demonstration and explanation of the engraving process created by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute for the exhibition, The Strange World of Albrecht Dürer (November 14, 2010- March 13, 2011).
Notes
Another definition, probably by Andrea Severin Goins:
The process begins when a metal plate is covered with an acid-resistant ground. An artist uses an etching needle to draw the design, removing the ground and exposing the metal. The metal plate is then immersed in an acidic bath, and exposed areas of the plate dissolve in a process called biting. Next, the ground is removed from the metal plate. Ink is applied to the crevasses with a scraper and wiped from the surface. Finally, the plate is put through a high-pressure printing press with a sheet of moistened paper. The paper picks up the ink from the etched lines, creating a print.
Etching refers to a technique in which the surface of the plate is covered with a ground, usually varnish, that is then scratched into by the artist using a needle or scraper. The plate is immersed in acid which eats away those parts of the plate no longer protected by the varnish ground. Aquatint is based in the same technique.
Excerpt from Brigitte Baer (editor Steven A. Nash), Picasso the Printmaker: Graphics from the Marina Picasso Collection, Dallas Museum of Art, 1983. (exh 9/11- 10/30/1983). Drawings of instruments by Daniella Benedetti.
As of 12/6/2016- rule reaches 846 objects.
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