GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Drypoint closely relates to engraving except the carving creates a burr—metallic ridges flanking the artist's marks. The burrs hold ink and create a subtle feathering on initial prints, but they subsequently wear down after several passes through a printing press.
Excerpt from
Emily Schiller, Visions of America exhibition gallery text, 2016.
NOTES
Drypoint
A sharp unwieldy needle which scratches into the plate without removing any substance: the metal is simply deflected up out of the grooves into flanking ridges. These ragged ridges catch the ink and produce a velvety burr around the printed line. After a few proofs are pulled, the burr wears out and the ridge of metal prints white. Drypoint is usually pulled into the metal of the plate.
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.
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General Description
Drypoint closely relates to engraving except the carving creates a burr—metallic ridges flanking the artist's marks. The burrs hold ink and create a subtle feathering on initial prints, but they subsequently wear down after several passes through a printing press.
Excerpt from
Emily Schiller, Visions of America exhibition gallery text, 2016.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Drypoint
A sharp unwieldy needle which scratches into the plate without removing any substance: the metal is simply deflected up out of the grooves into flanking ridges. These ragged ridges catch the ink and produce a velvety burr around the printed line. After a few proofs are pulled, the burr wears out and the ridge of metal prints white. Drypoint is usually pulled into the metal of the plate.
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.
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