#intaglio printmaking

[myceliaes]

nature held me close and seemed to find no fault with me

copperplate etching on rag paper, 2025

[pigeonthejackalope]

MAD MARCH HARE

(7"x7" drypoint etching)

[totallytobobo]

my final for my intaglio style printmaking class! It took a lot out of me, but I’m really satisfied with the end product :-)

I had to make 5 prints for the finale, each page was about 12 x 13 inches, and printed from 3 separate copper panels.

I was in the studio for 10 hours on the last possible day (work kept my weekends busy) and left at 2am…If I had to guess 1 print would take a good 15-20 minutes to ink. Professor was picky about alignment, so I spent probably 30 minutes going delirious on making a template. I was also paranoid about having clean edges, and even ink distribution, so I was working slow.

here is the original sketch/concept, I cleaned it up digitally, flipped, and sectioned it off to print. the class ran out of tracing paper so the teacher made me some, forgot what it was called, but it was just a highly pigmented loose powder. then we had the first pass of printing where i just did the basic line work.

I had the most fun with the arm panel because of all the line textures, slowly chipping away at all the implied shapes. there’s a second pass, for most of my test prints i just taped scraps of paper together because i didn’t wanna waste big sections. so i had a good idea of the final product, but never saw it all together until the very end.

the class ended up having a problem with the hot plate and ground. the rollers were dirty which got debris imbedded in the wax, and thus etched away in the acid. the carnage is most noticeable with the last panel on the right. it was frustrating in the moment, it always sucks to spend hours on something just to etch imperfections you never noticed. but i learned to love it… especially with the off white paper i printed on, I feel the texture adds a nice weathered effect. happy accidents.

I highly suggest taking a printmaking class if you have access to one! it’s time consuming, and may drive you just a little up the walls, but it’s a very rewarding experience. I kinda miss it 🍁

[thewebcomictreasury]

The Webcomic Treasury

TIGER, TIGER

Tiger, Tiger - Page 001

A young noble lady steals her brother's identity and his ship to find love and adventure, and to write a book about the fascinating life cyc

STATUS: ONGOING

PLATFORM: WEBSITE

PHYSICAL VERSION: YES

It's Shakespeare's Twelfth Night with pirates

Tiger, Tiger is a beautiful webcomic with an art style reminiscent of Victorian intaglio printmaking

A worthwhile read

Also, I would be remiss to mention that I read this because during a Charity livestream @clottedscream kept mentioning it, so I offhandedly wrote I would read it if someone donated in the next 5 minutes, and well, you can fill in the rest

[gri-i-iefs]

"La carencia"

1/5

Intaglio / etching on aluminum

Part of a series of works based on Alejandra Pizarnik's "El despertar"

[canridauis]

probably the last drypoint print i will ever make...unless we make any in advanced printmaking class (assuming my professor offers it again).... seal! swirlies!!! sea!!! about as Me as a drawing can get i think (click to zoom for higher quality!)

[gedditor]

Today’s proofs: drypoint and gesso on PET

The darker image was printed on wet-strength cartridge paper. The ghost print (pulled without re-inking) is on Japanese hosho paper. Back to the technique which I used happily before I got distracted with the spontaneity of monoprinting. Now I think I’m finding a sweet spot between the flexible painterly monoprint, which yields two images at most, and the replicable intaglio. In the meantime I’ve been spending much of my studio time on drawing, and now I find I can apply texture (and draw drypoint lines) a bit more confidently and fluidly, bringing a painterly touch to the plates. Now I can’t wait to get back at it, and explore further the possibilities of bringing together the “handwriting” of drawing with the graphic potential of printmaking.

[meyasthatbird]

My last printmaking project. We had to base it off of another artist whether it’s a technique or a style they do.

I decided to base this off of Nicolas Jolly, go check out his art here!