5/17/2023 0 Comments Intaglio prints![]() ![]() ![]() The combination of very fine detail and raised print is unique to the process. Intaglio print utilizes a plate, usually made of copper or nickel. The lines are engraved or etched into the plate and filled with ink. Plate surfaces are cleaned, and the ink is transferred to the substrate using high pressure between 30 Lbs/Sq/In. The deposited ink creates a raise printed surface from zero to three-thousand-inch-high, giving the print its unique tactile feel. Inks are quickly dried, passing through an oven of 400 F to 600 F. By the late 1400s, artists such as Albrecht Durer began to use intaglio as their medium. By the nineteenth-century chemical, etching was introduced, expanding imaging potential. By the 1940s, the development of multi-color presses moved intaglio into the high-technology space, improving artistic options and increasing security. At one time intaglio was widely used to print banknotes, stocks and bonds, wallpaper, sheet music, maps, and other mass-produced materials. Today, the few remaining intaglio printing operations are owned by governments or businesses concentrating on printing passports, visas, vital records, stamps, and other security products. ![]() Intaglio may have originated by artisans in the mid-1400s utilizing engraving to decorate metalwork such as armor or musical instruments. Making prints of their work may have been a method to create a record of the engravings. ![]()
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