INGRAVING

- Invented to the XII° by armorers for the arms and armor decoration. The engraving is to the service of the expression of artists. The engraving uses all quoted means here under. The artist blends or selects. He discovers new possibilities for expression .
 

Réalisation d'une eau forte  

The variety of techniques of inking, the roll, the brush, the poupée.
Engraving in black or color, ink in the hollow or on relief, often the two. superposition and collage.
Durer, Rembrant, Goya, Picasso, Rouault , Hokney, Miro, Chilida, Music, Jasper Johns etc ... Will be become with the engraving of image sculptors.
 

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"The dries point"
A simple technique, but that require the mastery. The artist scratches the metal with a point. The strong pressure or light on the metal will vary the line. Line strong and open, or very fine identical has a hair.

"The burin"
Similar to the chisel has woods, the burin is pushed by the palm of the hand, it incises the metal, and raises a small shaving of metal. The line is precise and a great force, but rigorous in expression. The XVII to the XIX th the burin usage was important for publishings.

"The handled black or mezotinte"
From a plate engraved by many small holes , the artist by drawing, will crush and polishes the metal with a small tool the "brunissoir". This technique allows numerous variations of gray and black .

"Etching"
Ancient word designating the acid. it is the most used technique, because it offers a lot possibilities. The surface of the metal is cover of varnishes. After drying, the artist draws and scratches the varnishes with points or tools of its immagination. The copper is then soaked in the acid, the time of immertion will determine the force of notches.

"The soft varnishes" & "The sugar"
They are also methods that use the acid. They allow to obtain from close effects the pencil, the ink feather, the brush, etc bamboo ...
 

Roulage de l'encre "Aquatinte"
This technique allows to obtain from similar watercolour effects the lavis. As for the etching, the plate is cover with a layer protectrice, but porous. It is constituted a dust of resin pine cooked that adheres at the metal surface. The acid bites the copper between resin droplets, that pastes to the metal.
 

Tirage d'une épreuve NEW TECHNIQUES

"The hammer drill
Electrical tool to constitute of a point that vibrates and stings the metal. Its work is close to that points it dry, but it offers more liberty of movement .

"The drill"
The dentist uses it, it turns rapidly and incises the metal with a lot precision and mobility. The variety of points allows many effects.

"Thermic ingraving"
It is an incandescent hot point that brule the surface of plastic plates. It digs the matter in making the smelt .
 

Encrage et pressage

"The carborendum"
The engraving in relief, invented on the French Riviera by Henry Goetz. that Dominique Prévost to frequent. This technique has changed techniques of the engraving. It is used by Miro, Papart, Brisson, and the numerous artists that like to work with matter. This technique is close to the painting and the sculpture. New matters liquids or pasty are pasted on the metal surface. After drying, They are colored with ink and print the paper by creating colored relief .
 

Une plaque en relief au "Carborendum"

Painting - Watercolour - Drawing - Landscape - Monotype - Lithography