Dry-Point Etching Techniques

What is dry-point etching?

• A printmaking technique using an incised plate

• A style of pottery making

• A form of dance

• A type of cooking method

What are the basic tools required for dry-point etching?

• Etching needle, plate, and printing press

• Pencil, paper, and eraser

• Chisel, stone, and hammer

• Paintbrush, canvas, and easel

Explain the process of creating a dry-point etching.

• Carving the image into the plate with a chisel

• Using a stencil to apply the image onto the plate

• Painting the image onto the plate with watercolors

• Incising an image into a plate with a hard-pointed needle, inking, wiping, and printing onto paper using a printing press.

How does the pressure applied during the etching process affect the final result?

• It makes the final result smoother

• It affects the depth and intensity of the lines or marks on the final result.

• It changes the color of the final result

• It has no effect on the final result

How can an artist add tonal variation in a dry-point etching?

• Blowing air onto the etching

• Using watercolor paint

• Adding glitter to the etching

• Varying the pressure applied to the etching needle

What materials are typically used for the plate in dry-point etching?

• Plastic or metal

• Wood or stone

• Paper or canvas

• Clay or glass

What is the role of the printing press in dry-point etching?

• To apply pressure to transfer the ink from the plate to the paper

• To dry the ink on the plate

• To carve the image into the plate

• To mix the ink colors

what is intaglio?

• lithographic printing by indirect image transfer from photomechanical plates

• any printmaking technique in which lines and areas to be inked are recessed below the surface of the printing plate

• The total number of prints

• a tool used to in woodcut

What distinguishes drypoint from other methods of engraving?

• clearer details from the softer matrix

• slightly blurred lines from the burr

• stronger linear contrasts from the burin

• more tonal gradations from the aquatint

Which printmaking process requires the paper to be damp?

• Planography

• Intaglio

• Relief

• Stencil