The transfer of engraved images, first in clay and stone, onto another surface is an art form with utilitarian origins dating back to ancient Mesopotamia. Over the millennia, Asian artists began to ...

Intaglio is an ancient carving technique for adding details to a workpiece, by manually removing material from a surface with only basic hand tools. If enough material depth is removed, the resulting ...

A description of the intaglio printing process, given by the late printmaker Milda Spindler at a Jefferson Art Guild party, always stuck with Marta Ittenbach. “She just glowed talking about how each ...

This course explores a wide range of intaglio techniques, including drypoint, line etching, softground and aquatint. Students will explore both traditional and experimental materials and methods.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate Matthams Spencer is a Paris-based writer who covers jewelry. The opposite of its better-known cousin, the cameo, intaglio is ...

The Italian word intaglio means “to incise.” This course will instruct students in the techniques and processes of intaglio printmaking on copper plates. Students will acquire skills through ...