
Layers can be an integral part of creating a rich image, but introducing layers also requires the need for registration. Fortunately for me – and anyone else finding registration challenging – the Ternes-Burton Co. has a solution.

Layers can be an integral part of creating a rich image, but introducing layers also requires the need for registration. Fortunately for me – and anyone else finding registration challenging – the Ternes-Burton Co. has a solution.

Drawing – Pen
12″ h x 12″ w
year: 2010

Drawing – Pen
30″ h x 79″ w
year: 20xx

Drawing – Pen
22″ h x 30″ w
year: 20xx

Drawing – Pen
22″ h x 30″ w
year: 20xx

Intaglio Etching, 6 states
26″ h x 19″ w
2006 – 07

The importance of understanding line work in printmaking cannot be understated, but is often overshadowed by the flexibility offered by this medium. So I challenged myself to start exploring what it takes to really understand basic line work by example: creating a relief print focused on the use of lines.