Intaglio + Screenprinting Portraits

• Minimum 4 Color Run
• Looks like the face
• Visible Facial Features
  • Two Eyes
  • Nose
  • Mouth
  • At least one ear
  • Hair
  • Clothes
• Minimum 4 Final Prints
  • Realistic Color Scheme
  • ​Monochromatic Color Scheme

Things to ask yourself:

• Did I use dynamic & expressive cropping and framing to elicit an original portrait?
• Have I created volumetric features?
• Did I do something beyond the minimum requirements?
• Do I have at least one print that is accurately registered?

Intaglio Dry Point Plexiglass Printing Plate

Etched Plate - no ink

Etched Plate - inked

Printed on Paper

INTAGLIO ETCHING

• OUTLINES OF MAIN FEATURES
• DARKEST VALUES REMAIN
• REFINED DETAILS
• CAN USE HATCHING TO CREATE VALUES
• Don't over do it - you can always add more 

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Cutting your screens

Plan your screens based on the order you want to print. Consider where you want ties and where you don't.

Screen 1

If you have two parts that come close to connecting, you might consider leaving them attached with a tie that bridges the two areas together.

Screen 2

​When printing the face, remember to add eyeballs to block out the white parts of the eyes

Screen 3

Your third screen could be a shirt, or the background, or it could be values on the face.

Optional: Screen 4

Color Schemes

Minimum Requirement: 1. Realistic Color  2. Monochromatic Color

Realistic Coloration

Realistic Coloration

Monochromatic Coloration

Monochromatic Coloration

Layers

Print the screenprinted layers first. Then, print the block on top.

Layer 1

Layer 2

Layer 3

Optional: Layer 4

Intaglio Layer

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