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Magical secrets about aquatint : spit bite, sugar lift & other etched tones step-by-step / [primary author] EmilyYork ; with an appendix on printing by Kathan Brown ; [artists' biographies authors, Kathan Brown ... [et al].
- Title
- Magical secrets about aquatint : spit bite, sugar lift & other etched tones step-by-step / [primary author] EmilyYork ; with an appendix on printing by Kathan Brown ; [artists' biographies authors, Kathan Brown ... [et al].
- Author
- York, Emily
- Publication
- San Francisco : Crown Point Press, 2008.
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- Description
- 361 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports.; 25 cm. +
- Summary
- "Magical secrets are quickly grasped. They open doors to fresh ways of seeing and understanding. Artists use aquatint, a form of etching, to create delicate washes, velvety blacks, and intricate layers of color impossible in other art media. In this book, the third in a series about etchings, Emily York discusses 46 aquatints by 32 artists, with special attention to fascinating sequential works by Richard Diebenkorn and Al Held. Emily York is a master painter at Crown Point Press, a publishing workshop where artists have been creating etchings since 1962. She ties processes directly to art, and with clear writing and abundant illustrations explains the aquatint processes of spit bite, sugar lift, soap ground, and water bite. She also details steel-facing and multiple-plate printing, and gives step-by-step instructions for making your own aquatints. Anyone who cares about art will enjoy this book, and anyone who makes etchings will find it indefensible. The included DVD demonstrates the processes, and the accompanying website provides ongoing information about printmaking."--Publisher's description.
- Alternative Title
- Spit bite, sugar lift and other etched tones step-by-step
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- History
- Note
- Includes an index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Preface- Sol LeWitt, Ed Ruscha, Mel Rochner -- 1. Aquatint Basics- Elaine De Kooning, John Cage, Robert Mangold, Brice Marden, Anne Appleby, Aquatint Basics Step-by-Step -- 2. Aquatint Refinements- Joan Jonas, Gary Stephan, Alex Katz, Ed Ruscha, Bertrand Lavier, Stopping-Out Step-by-Step, Step Biting Step-by-Step -- 3. Soap Ground Aquatint- Katsura Funakoshi, Bryan Hunt, Pat Steir, Pia Fries, Soap Ground Aquatint Step-by-Step -- 4. Sugar Lift Aquatint- Nathan Oliveira, Robert Colescott, Dorothy Napangardi, Janis Provisor, Mary Heilmann, Sugar Lift Aquatint Step-by-Step -- 5. Spit Bite Aquatint- Shoichi Ida, Francesco Clemente, Robert Kushner, Laura Owens, Terry Fox, Spit Bite Aquatint Step-by-Step -- 6. Water Bite and Aquatint Reversal- April Gornik, Pat Steir, Richard Diebenkorn, Water Bite Aquatint Step-by-Step, Aquatint Reversal Step-by-Step -- 7. Flat Bite- Ed Ruscha, Kiki Smith, Tony Cragg, Flat Bite Step-by-Step -- 8. Multiple-Plate Use and Steel Facing- Al Held, Amy Sillman, Advanced Processes Step-by-Step, Steel Facing Step-by-Step -- Appendix A: Using Acid to Bite Plates, by Catherine Brooks -- Appendix B. Printing the Crown Point Press Way, by Kathan Brown -- Artists Biographies -- List of Artworks -- Crown Point Press Master Printers 1962-2008 -- Index -- Acknowledgements.
- ISBN
- 9781891300219
- 1891300210
- OCLC
- 230251152
- SCSB-10191632
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library