Abstract
Ex-libris, which is generally used as a property sign, is also used as a method of producing artistic work today. “The most valuable possession of a true intellectual is the book. As a general practice in the book, the name of the owner and the date are written on the first page or on the cover. “ (Kahramankaptan, 1997, p.67) The ex-libris both represents the belonging of the book, to whom or to which institution it belongs, as well as the promotion of the book it is in and the person made in its name. In addition to these, it is also practiced on a freelance basis today. Especially today, ex-libris is made with modern and new techniques. One of these techniques is the “C5” code and the aquatinta technique. In this study, sample works from ex-libris made using the aquatinta technique will be discussed and the relationship of intonation in painting with the aquatinta technique will be evaluated.
Highlights
What is Ex-libris?“Ex-libris are small-sized original works with names and pictures of different subjects on the inner cover of their books by the book lovers
The ex-libris both represents the belonging of the book, to whom or to which institution it belongs, as well as the promotion of the book it is in and the person made in its name
Modern artistic printing techniques developed in the 20th century were added to the printing-based printing techniques, especially gravure, serigraphy and lithography techniques began to come to the fore
Summary
“Ex-libris are small-sized original works with names and pictures of different subjects on the inner cover of their books by the book lovers. The aquatinta technique was applied on plates with linear structuring with acid etching Nowadays, it is applied alone and all kinds of values of the painting can be obtained with this technique. The light-toned areas that belong to the painting and the closest to white are covered with lacquer and this time is left in acid liquid for 1 minute. In the seventh and last stage, the darkest areas in the picture are kept in acid for the maximum time and pickling process is completed. Picture 3 shows a print image obtained from a test plate that has been pickled according to this table. By working on this test plate, it is possible to predict at which setting the acidity in the water will give tons according to the order above
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