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. The word "intaglio" comes from Italian and means "to incise" or "to carve in." In these techniques, the image is cut or etched into a plate, and the ink is held in these recessed marks.
Step 2: Categorize the options.

Etching, Engraving, and Drypoint are all classic intaglio techniques where the image is created below the surface of the plate.
Wood cut is a relief technique. In woodcut, the areas that will not print are carved away, leaving the image as the raised surface of the block.
Therefore, Wood cut is the one that is not an intaglio technique.