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Step 1
Cut lines into a metal plate using either a burin or a graver. The original plates were made out of copper. Steel works better as it allows you to make more printing impressions, as steel does not wear as quickly as copper.
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Step 2
Ink the pate once all of the lines comprising the print are completed.
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Step 3
Clean the plate, leaving only the ink within the lines cut into the plate.
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Step 4
Dampen paper, and press the inked plate onto it. The ink from the lines is absorbed by the paper.
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Step 1
Cover the pate with acid-resistant wax or resin.
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Step 2
Cut the image to be printed into the wax with an etching needle.
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Step 3
Dip the plate into acid, which scores lines into the plates where the wax had been scraped away by the needle.
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Step 4
Ink the plate.
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Step 5
Press the inked plate onto dampened paper for printing.
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Step 1
Use a drypoint needle to scratch the lines for the print onto the metal plate. The scratches from the needle create a burr. Tin or copper works best as the plates for this method of intaglio printing.
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Step 2
Ink the plate. The burrs created by the needle will hold the ink.
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Step 3
Press the plate onto a dampened piece of paper to create the print.
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Step 1
Mark the surface of the plate with dense lines. Use a rocker for this process.
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Step 2
Smooth the plate where you wish to have lighter color.
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Step 3
Ink the plate, and press it onto a piece of dampened paper.
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Step 1
Dust either melted or powdered resin or asphalt onto the plate. Heat the plate from below, melting the resin or asphalt onto the plate. This new surface is acid-proof.
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Step 2
Etch sections of the plate to create the design to be printed.
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Step 3
Spread acid over the plate. The acid will bite into the portions of the plate that aren't covered with the acid-proof surface.
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Step 4
Ink the plate, and press it to a dampened piece of paper for printing.
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Step 1
Score small dots into the plate. These dots will be of varying sizes. With the dots, create images for the print.
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Step 2
Ink the plate.
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Step 3
Press the plate onto a dampened piece of paper.
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Step 1
Use a stone or a grease-covered metal plate.
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Step 2
Etch the design into the surface of the stone or metal plate.
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Step 3
Ink the plate, and press it onto a piece of dampened paper for printing.
