From dustjacket: With the same ease and clarity that have made his earlier volumes so valuable and popular the author here offers complete practical instruction in the art of making linoleum blocks, wood engravings, woodcuts made on the plank, etchings, and aquatints. Mr. Lutz writes for the beginner, although the experienced craftsman will find much of interest and value in his pages.
The book is divided into two parts - "Relief Blocks for Printing" and "Intaglio Printing Plates". Part I describes in detailed and fully illustrated chapters the material, tools and processes used in engraving, including much information about color prints, chiaroscuro prints and Japanese print blocks. In the second part Mr. Lutz describes and explains the various processes involved in etching, from laying the ground to "biting" the plate and proving the work. Every point is considered in full, the most complex and difficult processes are reduced to the simplest possible terms, and the equipment of the engraver is viewed from a standpoint that stresses economy as well as efficency.
"It is very informative, and the field is thoroughly covered.... Mr. Lutz is nothing if not practical and the serious student or amateur artist will find what he is looking for in the way of advice in this book." -Prints