Intaglio is the form of printmaking in which the image is incised into a printing plate. Under the umbrella of intaglio, we find the techniques of etching, engraving, drypoint, mezzotint, and collagraph.

Guide to Etching

We stock intaglio tools from the world’s leading manufacturers including etching needles, carbide tip tools, burin engravers, and mezzotint rockers.

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Zinc and copper plates for etching, transparent plates for collagraph, monoprint, and drypoint, and preparation tools can be found in this section.

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Browse traditional formula oil based inks and a selection of modifiers, as well as watersoluble inks for intaglio techniques.

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Etching mordants Ferric Chloride and Copper Sulphate are now tried and tested safer alternatives to Nitric Acid and Dutch Mordant.

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In this section we have the tools and materials you will need to dab, scrape, or roll your ink onto the intaglio plate.

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An assortment of essentials for intaglio, including low odour solvents as well as alkaline stripping agents for acrylic resists.

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Traditional bitumen and wax-based grounds, dedicated acrylic grounds and resists, and materials for creating carborundum plates.

Shop Platemaking Grounds & Resists

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