Painting and Printmaking

Explores the interactions of artists, printers, and publishers with techniques new and old, from artistic to industrial, through six centuries.

Overview of current work, taking into account the history and the different techniques available for artists working today.

Print-making technique in which natural objects provide the surface from which prints are taken.

All of Dürer's works in three mediums are reproduced in this edition. Among them are his most famous works, Knight, Death and Devil; Melencolia I; and St. Jerome in His Study. Also included are portraits of his contemporaries, including Erasmus of Rotterdam and Frederick the Wise, as well as six engravings formerly attributed to Dürer.

Over 300 works -- portraits, landscapes, biblical scenes, allegorical and mythological pictures and more -- reproduced in full size directly from a rare collection of etchings famed for its pristine condition; fresh, clean impressions; rich contrasts; and brilliant printing. With detailed captions, a chronology of Rembrandt's life and etchings, more.

This all-in-one guide to printmaking technique is a complete technical and inspirational book on the history and contemporary processes for relief, intaglio, lithography, serigraphy, mixed media/transfers, and post digital graphics, with extended profiles of a wide range of contemporary printmakers.

Discusses silkscreen, letterpress, and woodblock printing.

'Printmaking' covers fundamental techniques updating traditional approaches to incorporate new materials and current practices in the contemporary print studio, with special attention to safety.

The practical information is artist-centered, with illustrations and discussions of line etchings and engravings enhanced by quotations from the artists who made them.

Documentary explores the art of printmaking from the perspective of influential curators, collectors, dealers, historians, printmakers, and artists.

Master printer Emily York discusses aquatint, a form of etching used to create delicate washes, velvety blacks, and intricate layers of color impossible in other art media. Book and DVD.