Etching Essays

Footwear is an important part of podiatric assessment of a patient and can often play a role in the diagnosis and treatment of a condition. This is especially true for geriatric patients. It has been found that the majority of the elderly population wears poorly fitting shoes1. This predisposes them to many conditions that could have been prevented if the correct shoes had been worn. The main functions of footwear is to provide protection to the feet and thereby prevent injury. Additionally, footwear

Much like glass engraving, weapon engraving is a work of art. The engraver should begin by thinking of a specific design and practice either drawing it or having a stencil. There are countless design styles that I’ve seen in over 18 different countries. Some of the best engravings that I, have seen were in my tours of castles throughout Europe and even artwork engraved into shingles in Austria. One thing is for certain, when artwork is displayed anywhere and especially on weapons, it catches everyone’s

The artwork Untitled: Four Etchings by Glenn Ligon contains an immense amount of depth and symbolism using Zora Neale Hurston’s famous depiction of her relationship with racism. In his piece, Ligon utilizes a unique style of texture through his portrayal of the noteworthy phrase “ I do not always feel colored… ... I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background,” (Hurston). As one looks from the top of the image down, there is an extremely noticeable transition in the texture

printing plate is coated with an acid-resistant ground, then drawn on with a sharp point by the artist. The etching stylus, or sharp point, scrapes the ground off the plate, exposing the metal beneath. The plate then goes into an acid bath creating a bite where the artist exposed the metal. A “bite” is a grove, indentation or texture created where the acid reacts with the metal plate. To print an etching, ink is applied to the plate then wiped into the grooves and off of the unbitten surfaces. When run

Francisco De Goya was born in the year 1726, in Fuendetodos, Spain. He spent part of his childhood in Saragossa, Spain, where he started to study painting at the age of fourteen. He learned by reproducing the paintings of masters like Rembrandt. He then moved to Madrid to work with two brothers, Francisco and Ramón Bayeu y Subías in their studio. He later married their sister, Josefa. In the early 1770s, he went to Rome, Italy to study classical works. In Rome, he entered one of his paintings in

Also, I wonder if this subject matter is meant to represent her emotions after she lost her son in World War I. Etching was another commonly used media by Kollwitz. Her etching titled “March of the Weavers” portrays a group of young men of working age who are marching collectively. Their faces are mixed with sorrow and anger and onlookers are hit by disturbed and sympathetic feelings towards

the surface. To me, if you truly desire to understand a work of art you first have to learn about the artist; therefore, before I even began observing the paintings and etchings I carefully read all of the plaques that gave detailed information about Leak’s life, history, and her works of art. Not all of Leak’s painting and etchings are on display for the public, but the artwork that is available to the public is truly astonishing. After observing her art in the exhibit, I carefully picked out three

time to get other point of views from this historical day in history. Most of the time when the details of the Boston Massacre are told, the details talk about the dispute that occurred. However, looking at Paul Revere’s etching, it makes it seem deeper than a dispute. This etching actually portrays what people would think a massacre is. It is clearly noted in the text that Paul Revere was not present when the incident took place (Document 5.8, 156). However, Revere took the word from mouth and decided

for view in any museum. I think I have been able to reflect and learn a great deal with this artwork. I have a newfound appreciation for the process of drypoint and how it forms lines. Those simple lines form an artwork, that tells a story. This etching has made me stop and think about my faith and what Jesus went through as well as the process that it took to create this as well as Rembrandt’s purpose behind

series from Patch’s printing/etching work, ‘The life of Masaccio’. Smiles references a quote on Patch’s etching techniques being careless and argues how Patch had used etching to create prints that highlight lines over colour and composition. While the article is useful in understanding Thomas Patch’s life and temperament, it’s argument in defending Patch’s etchings does not take into account the subjectivity of art. Although the points Smiles makes about why Patch’s etchings are not so careless and

the printing press there was a new way for artists to produce works of art. This new art style was called etching. Etching was the act of making prints (Thompson, n.d.). The evolution of science and the printing press gave way for artists to start making art through prints. One of the most famous artists that made etchings was Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. On of Rembrandt’s most famous etching is “The three trees”, 1643. The printing press also made it possible to mass produce these

cares about most, feminism. Norax cares for her partner, and cares for supporting her own views on gender politics. The artist that she is most inspired by is Fransisco De Goya who does etchings. Norax’s artwork in the gallery today was called “Her and I” and it took her about 2 weeks to complete. She created the etchings of the artwork using the method of screen

10.3.3 The Influence of etching parameter on Etch Factor: In order to obtain the effect of etching parameter on etching performance for each different level, the average response of each fixed parameter & level for each etching performance are summed up. Table no. 10.8 shows the total average response & the level of three parameter on Etch factor . The result shows that the optimum etching performance for the Etch factor is obtain at temp. of 600c, Conc. of 700 gm/lit, Time of 8min. This is the

Wood Engraving Historically, the wood engraving was chiefly used for illustrations in magazines and books. It is similar to the woodcut, but in the wood engraving, the artist uses a graver to incise the image directly into an end-grain block (or cross section) of wood. Boxwood is commonly used, but cherry and pearwood are also suitable. These woods have naturally hard surfaces that allow the artist to create extremely detailed images with fine lines. By varying the spaces between the engraved lines

a powerful poem that exposes a dark, gloomy reality of war and opposes the connotation of war being a way to show glory and honour for your country. The poem vividly describes the alarming events that occurred during and post war. Similarly, the etching ‘Dead Sentry In The Trenches’, by Otto Dix (1924) presents the idea of cruelty and anguish in war to the viewers. Wilfred Owen's 1918 poem Dulce Et Decorum Est challenges the widespread perception that war is to be celebrated by portraying it as

it involves us both physically and emotionally in the scene it depicts (Klein, 278). Intaglio relief: it is the direct opposite of the relief point. Normally, copper or zinc plates are used as surface or matrix, and the incisions are created by etching, engraving, dry point, aquatint or mezzotint. Dry point is a technique that is much easier to master than engraving because of the needle or burr (Klein, 279). The artist draws on a metal plate with a special needle called burr. The artist making

Advancing Under Gas’ by Otto Dix in 1924. Both artists are communicating the psychological impact war has on man, the despair, shell shocked anxiety and the private trauma of isolation. Tucker has used oil pastels on paper and Dix has produced an etching with aquatint and drypoint. Tuckers piece is overall heavy and dark with lots of black and yellowy green tones. The rough texture of the paper is apparent. The portrait

work, Piranesi aimed to capture the ancient Rome while superimposing it on the contemporary city in a way that would transform the existing environments into grandiose, magnificent, and, somewhat dramatized depictions. In one of his most beautiful etchings, the "Forma Ideale del Campidoglio Antico," Piranesi successfully highlights the monumentality of the ancient past by integrating the classical elements into the contemporary reality (Stock

closer inspection, he is holding a teapot which appears to be one that he made. The teapot is silver with a black handle with what look like the reflection of a window on the face of the silver teapot. Next to his right elbow is a set of etching tools. The etching tools were used to engrave words or symbols into the silver items that Paul Revere created. The lines in Paul Revere, are implied and simple. The lines of the table are horizontal while the lines on Paul

Rembrandt is widely recognised as the predominant genius of Dutch painting and his broad range of landscape paintings, etchings and drawings have always been appreciated. His landscape works are an important aspect of his career because they developed towards a very unique accomplishment. While his drawings and etchings are very much more carefully observed from nature, Rembrandt used his imagination in creating his extraordinary landscapes. On 29th July 1854, in his journal, Delacroix spoke of