Original prints. Etchings, Aquatints and Linocuts. How they are made, What they are and information about Christina’s printmaking
When used in etching aquatint is a way of achieving subtle changes in tone from very light to deeply dark. Tone is created using texture and the texture can be so fine you can hardly see it, fairly subtle or very grainy. Aquatint is often used exclusively on a printing plate and you have to …
There are various methods the artist can use to get the desired effect on the finished print. It all starts with the plate and how the acid is kept away from the parts which need to be lighter. Each of these methods result in very different effects. Mixed methods can be used on a single …
An Etching is a type of Original print. Etchings are images printed from metal plates that are etched with acid.
The word ‘etching’ is also used to describe the process of making the printing plate.
Aquatint is one of the methods used to make an etching and, when the word is used strictly, describes an etching produced using that method exclusively. People do also use the term when aquatint is the main method, but other methods are incorporated.