Lucian Freud
Girl with a Fig Leaf (1947)
Tate
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
Intaglio methods
Etching
Etching is a printmaking technique that uses chemical action to produce incised lines in a metal printing plate which then hold the applied ink and form the image
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 printed image
Wood engraving
A printmaking method distinct from woodcut in that the line is incised into the woodblock, rather than the background being cut away to leave a line in relief
