drypoint

(noun)

a technique of printmaking in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point

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Examples of drypoint in the following topics:

  • Drypoint

    • Drypoint involves using a hard-pointed needle to carve lines into a metal plate, which then hold the ink that produces the image.
    • Using the drypoint method, the line is made with a hard-pointed needle with a sharp metal or diamond point.
    • Dentistry tools, nails, and metal files can all be used to produce drypoint prints.
    • However, certain types of needles are created specifically for the drypoint method.
    • Artists such as Mary Cassatt produced color drypoints by combining the drypoint technique with aquatint.

  • Single Sheets

    • Another notable German printmaker is known as the "Housebook Master. " His prints were made in drypoint: he scratched his lines on the plate leaving them much more shallow than they would be with an engraving.

  • German Woodcuts

    • His prints were made in drypoint: he scratched his lines on the plate, leaving them much more shallow than they would be with an engraving.