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drypoint — [drī′point΄] n. 1. a fine, hard needle for engraving lines on a copper plate without using acid 2. a picture printed from such a plate 3. this way of engraving … English World dictionary
Drypoint — Woman in Cafe, drypoint by Lesser Ury showing the typical rich blurred line of drypoint. Drypoint is a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is incised into a plate (or matrix ) with a hard pointed needle of sharp metal… … Wikipedia
drypoint — /druy poynt /, n. 1. a technique of engraving, esp. on copper, in which a sharp pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines. 2. a print… … Universalium
drypoint — noun Date: 1871 an engraving made with a steel or jeweled point directly into the metal plate without the use of acid as in etching; also a print made from such an engraving … New Collegiate Dictionary
drypoint — Synonyms and related words: aquatint, cerography, chalcography, crayon engraving, cribbling, etching, intaglio, metal cut, mezzotint, photoengraving, plate engraving, pyrogravure, relief method, steel engraving, wood engraving, woodburning,… … Moby Thesaurus
drypoint — dry•point [[t]ˈdraɪˌpɔɪnt[/t]] n. 1) pri a technique of engraving, esp. on copper, in which a sharp pointed needle is used to scratch through a thin etching ground 2) pri a print made by this technique • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
drypoint — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : an engraving made with a needle or other pointed instrument instead of a burin directly into the metal plate without the use of acid as in etching, the burr made by the point being retained to produce the characteristic soft… … Useful english dictionary
printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… … Universalium
Printmaking — Mount Fuji, from the Thirty six Views of Mount Fuji, color woodcut by Katsushika Hokusai This article is about techniques of printmaking as a fine art. For the history of printmaking in Europe, see Old master print. For the Japanese printmaking… … Wikipedia
Lasar Segall — Infobox Artist bgcolour = #6495ED name = Lasar Segall imagesize = 80px caption = Lasar Segall in 1949 deletable image caption birthname = Lasar Segall birthdate = July 21, 1891 location = Vilnius, Lithuania deathdate = August 2, 1957 deathplace … Wikipedia
