Engraving and etching : a handbook for the use of students and print collectors (1907)
Lippmann, Friedrich, 1839-1903, Lehrs, Max, 1855-1938, Hardie, Martin, 1875-1952 · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 27
, andabout double the number for a quite finegrain. The rocker is held perpendicu-larly on the plate, and as it is rocked toand fro the teeth are pressed into thecopper. This rocking of the plate is done first perpendicu-larly, then horizontally, and after that in diagonal lines, tillthe complete… … Fig. 6. The Rocker (reduced). 8 THE TECHNIQUE OF ENGRAVING Scraper, a steel instrument shaped like a penknife, withwhich all those places intended to remain light in theprint are scraped smooth. The places from which theburr or roughness is completely removed give the highestlights ; those left…
Engraving -- History · Etching -- History
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