Intaglio

Intaglio describes any printmaking technique in which the image is produced by incising into the printing plate – the incised line or area holds the ink and creates the image

Lucian Freud, ‘Girl with a Fig Leaf’ 1947 — Lucian Freud
*Girl with a Fig Leaf* 1947
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Intaglio methods

Etching

Etching is a printmaking technique that uses chemical action to produce incised lines in a metal printing plate which then …
Drypoint

Drypoint is a printmaking process in which a design is drawn on a plate with a sharp, pointed needle-like instrument
Engraving

Engraving is a printmaking technique that involves making incisions into a metal plate which retain the ink and form the …
Wood engraving

A printmaking method distinct from woodcut in that the line is incised into the woodblock, rather than the background being …