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Intaglio Printmaking
Intaglio is a printmaking technique involves a process of cutting marks into a plate, usually metal, filling the marks with ink and printing on a press allowing damp paper to draw the ink out of the markings.
There are many different techniques that are common with Intaglio:
Jayne Reid Jackson Intaglio
Intaglio, or etching, has been used since the 15th century with the engraving of copper plates. Some early artists who used this process were Albrecht Durer in the 15th century, Rembrandt in the 17th century, and Edgar Degas in the 19th century. In the 20th century, photographic processes were combined with intaglio techniques and more currently, digital processes.
Rembrandt van Rijn; Rembrandt with Raised Sabre; etching with touches of burin; 1634
Edgar Degas; Edgar Degas: Self Portrait; etching and drypoint; 1857
Emil Orlik; Vor dem Tempel; etching; 1902
The images above are in the public domain.
A number of non-toxic alternative etching methods have been developed recently including acrylic resist etching and solarplates. Artists have become more concerned with health and environmental impacts of their materials which has enabled advancements in new processes:
Nontoxicprint.com: Acrylic Resist Etching
Nontoxic Printmaking: Acrylic Resist Etching
Solarplate.com
Nontoxicprint.com: Solarplate
Solarplate YouTube
Some sites about Intaglio:
Jayne Reid Jackson Techniques
Druckstelle Studio: About Intaglio
Some artists who worked with Intaglio:
Rembrandt Etchings
The Metropolitan Museum: Durer
Albrecht Durer
The Metropolitan Museum: Cassatt
Some contemporary artists who work with Intaglio:
Bill Hosterman
Jan Dingle
Mary Cossey
Angela Brookes
Yukie Nakano