Intaglio printmaking involves engraving or incising a figure in stone or other hard material to obtain an impression from the subsurface design. In this thorough handbook; a noted printmaker and teacher offers complete up-to-date coverage of etching; engraving; drypoint; and other well-known intaglio techniques; as well as such less-familiar methods as tuilegraphs; collagraphs; and transfers.The first part of the book is devoted to a thorough introduction to materials and tools; printing equipment; papers; pressesmdash;even how to set up your workshop for maximum safety and efficiency. In Part Two; the author proceeds to a detailed discussion of etching techniques; including formulas for grounds and inks; aquatint; white ground; hard ground; soft ground; sugar lift; and acids.Once familiar with basic etching techniques; the student is then given precise illustrated instructions in printing techniques; including basic printing; double intaglio printing (the authors own method); color printing and embossing; the viscosity method; and viscosity and aquatint. For each procedure; clear; step-by-step directions cover the process itself; materials and equipment required; and cleanup. An especially helpful "what went wrong" section at the end of each chapter diagnoses problems and offers solutions.In Part 4 Ms. Leaf details other mediums and methods: drypoint; notable for its characteristic velvety dark lines; engraving; one of the earliest forms of expression known to man; dating back to prehistoric times; collagraphs; plates made in the same way as collages and then printed; and the Blake Transfer Method; adapted from a technique developed by the English artist and poet William Blake (1757ndash;1827).A final Appendix treats such ancillary topics as framing and matting prints; storage; agents; and where to sell and show your work. Enhanced with over 220 illustrations; including works by Rembrandt; Callot; Duuml;rer; Goya; and Brueghel; and a wealth of illustrative figures and photographs; this precise and detailed manual belongs at the side of any serious printmaker; novice; or ink-stained veteran. "Excellent; comprehensive . . . superbly organized." mdash; AB Bookmans Weekly.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful. great; just greatBy Dima FedchenkoChad Johnson is great. He wrote a lot of guitar books; and this book is latest. And its simple the great. A lot of exercises and licks for 24 techniques.