Comparison of Printmaking Techniques

Printmaking is of great significance to art. Prints differ from most other works of art in two important respects. First, they're made by, an indirect process. The artist creates the surface in which makes the work of art. Second, the printmaking results in many nearly identical images. In contrast, it is known as an art of multiples. Here a comparison of Intaglio and Lithography will be done. Using ("Mary Cassatt's" Woman Bathing, "drypoint and aquatint") …

…which the image is drawn on a very flat slab of limestone (or a specially treated metal plate). This stone is treated chemically so that ink, when rolled on to the stone, adheres only where the drawing was done. This inked image can then be transferred to a piece of paper with the help of a high-pressure press. With this, you can gather the differences of "Intaglio" and "Lithography" printmaking. <Tab/>