Gretel Rutledge
Awakening
"A technique called, aquatint is what I use when I am creating my masterpieces. This type of process is widely used by printmakers including myself to achieve a broad range of tonal values. It is called aquatint because finished prints often resemble watercolor drawings or wash drawings. In the 17th century a number of attempts were made at producing what later became known as aquatint prints."
-Rutledge
-Rutledge
Handmade Paper
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Paper with Denim
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Somewhere or Other
"A method of medium that I use is called etching, which is a form of printing that along with engraving comes under the category of Intaglio. Images printed (etchings) by this process are the result of ink being forced out of the incised lines in a zinc or copper plate using a heavy press. This results in slightly raised ink on the paper and a characteristic plate mark showing the edges of the plate."
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To Everything There is a Reason
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Woodworker
"Softground is another technique that I use, similar to etching. In soft ground etching the lines look like pencil or crayon lines, and are made by drawing on a piece of paper that covers a soft wax coating on the plate. When the paper is lifted off, it removes the wax where the pencil pressed, but some wax stays in the lines in the pattern of the paper grain. I find this method, along with etching to be resourceful as you can see in my piece, Woodworker."
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