01/24/2016
This article has a great illustration to explain relief printing (wood engraving or lino and wood cuts) and intaglio printing (metal engraving or methods such as soft ground, hard ground, spit bite, aquatint, etc) in a simple way.
http://www.reinisgailitis.com/blogs/on-my-mind/107563399-why-wood-and-copper-engraving-are-my-favourite-print-making-techniques-reinis-gailitis
I guess that I should start with a short explanation of what is wood engraving and copper engraving. In technical terms wood engraving is called a relief print, meaning that the relief (the highest parts) will be printed. Everything that has been cut out (engraved) by the artist will be white on theā¦