The Progressive Development of Line Control in Etching

Author

Rita M. Smith, Fort Hays Kansas State College

Department

Art

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Abstract

Printmaking is very expressive and creative as an art, although too often dismissed with little serious attention given to the medium. The line is among the first in a succession of related steps in working out the whole composition of an etching. The printmaking method of which I am involved is line-etching. An etching is working a variety of designs into metal by acid. I use about 18 gauge copper and a hydrochloric acid solution. The action of the acid is as important in creating an etching as is drawing on the plate.

Keywords

Printmaking, Intaglio printing, Creative ability, Fort Hays State University, Drawings, Etching

Advisor

Craig Calnan

Date of Award

Fall 1971

Document Type

Thesis - campus only access

DOI

10.58809/USLT1905

Recommended Citation

Smith, Rita M., "The Progressive Development of Line Control in Etching" (1971). Master's Theses. 1402.
DOI: 10.58809/USLT1905
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/1402

Rights

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