Belinda Del Pesco, drypoint of someone making a drypoint
Drypoint, a rather scratchy nails-on-chalboard kind of word, is a printmaking technique in which an image is incised into a plate with a pointy thing. I’ll get into more academic V.cabulary about this later, but for now I’m just going to call it a pointy thing.
Image Source: Green Door Printmaking
It seems to me that drypoint is very similar to drawing, only different. I’m not sure yet how it’s different, but Nikki Barber, the jam on our toast of a printmaking instructor, told me to stop thinking of the pointy thing as a pencil. I’m not sure what this means yet because it looks like a pencil to me, but I’d like to learn, and Nikki said she’d help me.
Drypoint is non toxic. Some people call it an etching without acids or solvents. Before I started scratching haphazardly away at this beautiful, shining, absolutely flawless sheet of precious copper, I did some research to see the kinds of marks that can be made in this medium. In my research, I made a collection of prints I can refer to later, a collection of various marks and styles. Below is a little gallery of drypoint prints, specifically of people reading. From my inspiration book to yours. Enjoy.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”11321,11322,11323,11324,11326,11327,11328,11329,11330,11331,11332″ display_title_caption=”true” layout=”3″ gallery_style=”1″ load_in_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Interested in learning more? We offer a drypoint printmaking class, and a drypoint printmaking workshop this Fall. Click here to find the best class for you.
Tomorrow I try the pointy thing![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Patterns in indigo textiles are made by tightly binding fabric so white patterns form where the deep blue dye did not reach. Traditional work is done with stitching, sticks, and leaves, but you can see rubber bands and clothespins used in the examples below. Notice that loops and lids have also been employed. Jodi Waltier …
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Reading About Drypoints of People Reading
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Belinda Del Pesco, drypoint of someone making a drypoint
Drypoint, a rather scratchy nails-on-chalboard kind of word, is a printmaking technique in which an image is incised into a plate with a pointy thing. I’ll get into more academic V.cabulary about this later, but for now I’m just going to call it a pointy thing.
Image Source: Green Door Printmaking
It seems to me that drypoint is very similar to drawing, only different. I’m not sure yet how it’s different, but Nikki Barber, the jam on our toast of a printmaking instructor, told me to stop thinking of the pointy thing as a pencil. I’m not sure what this means yet because it looks like a pencil to me, but I’d like to learn, and Nikki said she’d help me.
Drypoint is non toxic. Some people call it an etching without acids or solvents. Before I started scratching haphazardly away at this beautiful, shining, absolutely flawless sheet of precious copper, I did some research to see the kinds of marks that can be made in this medium. In my research, I made a collection of prints I can refer to later, a collection of various marks and styles. Below is a little gallery of drypoint prints, specifically of people reading. From my inspiration book to yours. Enjoy.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”11321,11322,11323,11324,11326,11327,11328,11329,11330,11331,11332″ display_title_caption=”true” layout=”3″ gallery_style=”1″ load_in_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Interested in learning more? We offer a drypoint printmaking class, and a drypoint printmaking workshop this Fall. Click here to find the best class for you.
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