A technical dictionary of printmaking, André
Béguin.
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ground removal
Ground removal is usually done cold using gasoline, petroleum or acetone (for
cellulose base grounds). Stopping-out
varnish is best heated in order to remove it.
Selective ground removal can be done with a brush and a mixture of
olive oil, turpentine, and lamp
black. When this mixture has been on the ground for a few seconds one can easily
slide the ground away with the palm of one's hand. Follow up by gently rubbing
with a piece of cloth. Any residual grease can be removed with starch. It is
thought that this method of removing the ground was invented by the abbot of
Saint-Non in the 18th century. Le Prince also used this method in his
aquatint work.
Drawings on soft ground can also be considered a kind of ground removal technique.
[crayon manner].
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