Intaglio - Mychael Barratt

Intaglio is the general name used to describe all printmkaing processeswhere the artist incises or engraves the surface of a plate eitherdirectly with tools or indirectly with chemicals in order to pull aprint from it. Although the techniques that come under this categoryare labelled traditional they are also among the most popular and widelyused techniques in contemporary printmaking. The direct methods includetechniques such as drypoint, engraving and mezzotint and the indirectmethods include etching and aquatint.
In this book Mychael Barratt introduces the reader to both the directand indirect techniques and shows examples of an international range ofartists whose work will serve as an inspiration. These artists includeGoya, Rembrandt, Drer, Picasso, John Heagan Eames, Paula Rego andChris Orr.