Question

Which among the following is not an Intaglio printmaking technique?

• A. Etching
• B. Wood cut
• C. Engraving
• D. Drypoint

Hint:

A simple way to remember: Intaglio prints from the "valleys" (incised lines). Relief printing (like woodcut) prints from the "mountaintops" (raised surface).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Define intaglio printmaking. "Intaglio," derived from Italian, signifies "to incise" or "to carve in." These techniques involve cutting or etching an image into a plate, with ink held in the recessed areas.
Step 2: Classify the options.

Etching, Engraving, and Drypoint are traditional intaglio methods, creating the image beneath the plate's surface.
Woodcut is a relief technique. In woodcut, non-printing areas are removed, leaving the image as the raised surface.
Consequently, woodcut is not an intaglio technique.