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Picasso's Printmaking Techniques In the intaglio printmaking process, lines of an image to be printed on paper are incised first by hand-held tools and/or acids onto the surface of (generally) a flat metal plate, most often, copper. The surface of the metal plate is inked and then wiped so the only ink that remains is in the incised areas of the plate. The paper is carefully positioned on top of the inked metal plate and "pulled" through a press, pressure pushing the paper onto the inked plate allowing the ink to be transferred to the paper producing an original print, or graphic. With intaglio prints one can observe the outer edge of the metal plate impressed into the paper due to the pressure of the printing press. Engraving An engraving is made by first drawing a design directly into a metal plate using a hand-held sharp cutting device called a burin. A drypoint (form of engraving) is made by scratching a sharp needle into a metal plate, raising tiny ridges that also catch ink. Aquatint Scraper Lithograph Linocut

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