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PRINTMAKING 1
ETCHING PRESS USED FOR
INTAGLIO PRINTMAKING Felt blanket cushions and
Flywheel Paper distributes pressure
exerted by rollers
Screw
Spoke pressure
adjustor
Handle
Top
roller
Position
guide
Printed image
Sliding bed (plank) Inked-up
is wound between copper plate
steel rollers
GROUND
EXAMPLES OF
Acid-resistant PRINTING
ground rolled PAPERS
onto metal
plate before
etching
GROUND ROLLER
Gelatine
roller
EXAMPLE OF AN INTAGLIO PRINT
Annie with a Sun Hat, Jock McFadyen, 1993
Etched copper plate, 16 × 15¾ in (41 × 40 cm)
Wooden
handle
