Non-toxic Printmaking (Printmaking Handbooks)

Non-toxic Printmaking (Printmaking Handbooks)

Review"The next installment in A&C Black's excellent Printmaking Handbook (series)...includes a series of ways to replicate traditional printmaking methods without the use of acids, solvents and petroleum-based materials, which can be dangerous to inhale or be in extended contact with."-Artists & IllustratorsMaster printmaker Mark Graver makes the case for utilizing non-toxic materials for his craft and establishing more healthy environments in the workshop. The book features various technical factors (both materials and equipment) to take into account when etching with acrylic resists, making aquatints, etching in general, using drypoint, engraving, making mezzotints and collagraphs and using photopolymers as well as combining various printmaking techniques.About the AuthorMark Graver is an English printmaker who is currently working in New Zealand. He has masters degree from Camberwell College of Arts and he is a frequent contributor to various printmaking journals.