TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brocklehurst,Hannah
AU  - Watson,Kerry
ED  - National Galleries of Scotland
TI  - The printmaker's art: a guide to the processes used by artists from the Renaissance to the present day 
SN  - 9781906270759
AV  - NE430 .B76 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - [Edinburgh]
PB  - National Galleries of Scotland
KW  - Prints
KW  - History
KW  - Technique
KW  - Mezzotint engraving
KW  - Aquatint
KW  - Lithography
KW  - Ink-jet printing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Foreword; --Introduction; --One: Relief Processes: Woodcut - Chiascuro woodcut and colour woodcut - Linocut - Wood engraving; --Two: Intaglio Processes: Engraving - Mezzotint - Etching - Aquatint and drypoint - Blind printing (embossing and debossing); --Three: Planographic Processes: Lithography - Monotype; --Four: Screenprinting and Stencilling Processes: Screenprinting - Stencilling; --Five: Photomechanical and Digital Processes: Photogravure and collotype - Inkjet Printing; --Further examples in the collection - Glossary of printmaking terms
N2  - The print collections of the National Galleries of Scotland reveal a diverse and dazzling variety of different techniques and approaches to printmaking. From exquisite copperplate engravings by the old masters to woodblocks cut on kitchen tables, this book examines key works by artists from Durer to Warhol and beyond, giving readers an introduction to printmaking as an art form and an understanding of the different working methods and materials. Through technical summaries and featured examples, 'The printmaker's art' draws on the print and archive collections to illustrate and explain the mysteries of printmaking
ER  -