Printmaking - Printing Limited Edition Etchings From Copper Plates

Etching and engraving come under the printmaking category of intaglio; the print results from ink being forced out of the incised lines and not from the surface of the plate. Engraving was originally used to decorate metal. These decorations would often be filled with pigment which with the right pressure was found to transfer to paper or cloth producing a print. Etching differs from engraving in that acid replaces the physical effort of incising the plate allowing for a much lighter and

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