Drypoint
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title:
Drypoint
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Drypoint is a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is incised into a plate with a hard-pointed "needle" of sharp metal or diamond point. In principle, the method is practically identical to engraving. The difference is in the use of tools, and that the raised ridge along the furrow is not scraped or filed away as in engraving. Traditionally the plate was copper, but now acetate, zinc, or plexiglas are also commonly used. Like etching, drypoint is easier to master than
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description:
Intaglio printmaking technique
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drypoint
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2024-02-20T00:33:47Z
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