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From Paper to Copper: The Engraver's Process (2009)
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Advanced
- Length
- 7 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2009
About this lesson
A printmaking professor engraves a copper plate with a burin using the old masters' methods, from transferring the drawing to cutting the lines.
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