Zinc etching
The Zinkätzung also bar-cliché or clichés called, is a method for high pressure is counted. It is also an etching technique .
The drawing is applied as a graphic with asphalt paint on a zinc plate. During the subsequent etching in the acid bath, the metal parts that are not covered by the asphalt paint are etched away. The printing plate is colored with ink by rolling it over so that only the raised parts of the printing block carry ink.
The technique of zinc etching was developed by William Blake in the 19th century .
literature
- Wolfgang Autenrieth: New and old techniques of etching and fine printing. From witch's meal and dragon's blood to the photopolymer layer. Tips, tricks, instructions and recipes from five centuries. (An alchemical workshop book for erasers). Version 6.3. Autenrieth, Krauchenwies 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-035619-3 , (→ excerpts online)
- Walter Koschatzky ; The art of graphics. Technology, history, masterpieces (= dtv 2868). Unabridged edition in the text, 8th edition. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-423-02868-8 .
- Volker Steinbacher : Etching workshop - engraving, printing, coloring. English, Wiesbaden 2006, ISBN 3-8241-1337-6 .