drypoint

Noun

Meaning

(uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.
Coordinate term: engraving
Hypernym: intaglio

(countable) The needle used in this technique.

(countable) A print made using this technique.

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The earliest dated work on this subject is the drypoint Gardner Held by His Mother (an impression inscribed "Jan/88" is in the New York Public Library ),sfn although she had painted a few earlier works on the theme. Source: Internet

Drypoint and aquatint on laid paper, Brooklyn Museum In 1891, she exhibited a series of highly original colored drypoint and aquatint prints, including Woman Bathing and The Coiffure, inspired by the Japanese masters shown in Paris the year before. Source: Internet

This burr gives drypoint prints a characteristically soft, and sometimes blurry, line quality. Source: Internet

While engraved lines are very smooth and hard-edged, drypoint scratching leaves a rough burr at the edges of each line. Source: Internet

Once the photo-etching process is complete, the plate can be worked further as a normal intaglio plate, using drypoint, further etching, engraving, etc. The final result is an intaglio plate which is printed like any other. Source: Internet

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