Line and its printmaking modalities

Likovna teorija loči med tremi vrstami linij: aktivno, pasivno in medialno. Njihove likovne konkretizacije so črte, ki nastopajo v različnih materialih in z različnimi orodji, zato lahko pri njih govorimo še o pojavnih oblikah oziroma modalitetah. Črta kot glavno grafično izrazno sredstvo ima vrsto različnih modalitet. Mene so v tej nalogi najbolj zanimale črte pri likovni tehniki mehka prevleka ali vernis mou. V svojem diplomskem delu sem naprej obravnavala linijo glede na likovno teoretsko plat. Nato sem raziskovala, kako lahko različne grafične tehnike vplivajo na linijo in ji dajejo poseben karakter. V nadaljevanju sem predstavila dve tehniki globokega tiska, ki sem se ju tudi sama posluževala pri izdelavi mojega lastnega delain to sta jedkanica ter tehnika mehka prevleka oziroma vernis mou. Predstavila sem celoten postopek izdelave grafike v teh dveh tehnikahod priprave plošče, risanja na tiskarsko ploščo, jedkanja, tiskanja in sušenja odtisov. V nadaljevanju sem se podrobneje posvetila liniji v tehniki vernis mou in jedkanici ter ugotavljala, kakšne možnosti nam ponujata ti dve tehniki glede na uporabo linije. V nadaljevanju sem predstavila štiri umetnike, ki so v svojih delih motiv predstavljali predvsem z manipulacijo linij v globokem tisku, ter analizirala nekaj njihovih del in ugotavljala, na kakšen način so linije v svojih delih uporabljali. Na koncu predstavljam svoja avtorska dela, ki sem jih ustvarila v tehnikah vernis mou in jedkanici. V njih sem želela uporabiti različne vrste črt in raziskati interakcijo med njimi v enem motivu in na eni plošči. V nadgradnji sem preizkusila še tisk z več plošč in raziskala sledi, ki nastanejo s pretiskovanjem. Dela sem nato še dodatno nadgradila s tem, da sem ugotavljala, kakšne učinke dobimo pri pretiskovanju v različnih barvah pri enem motivu.The art theory distinguishes between three types of linesactive, passive and medial. Their artistic concretizations are lines that appear in different materials and with different tools. Because of that we can also talk about their different forms and modalities. The line, as the main printmaking expressive element, has a number of different modalities. In my thesis I was most interested in lines in the printmaking technique vernis mou. In my diploma thesis I first analyzed a line from its art theory point of view. Then I analyzed how different printmaking techniques can influence the line and its character. In the next chapter, I presented two different techniques of intaglio print: the etching technique and technique of soft coating or vernis mou. These are also the techniques I used for my own work of printmaking. I presented the whole process of print-making in these techniques from preparing the base, drawing on the plate, etching, print-making and drying the prints. After that I described in more detail the lines in the technique of vernis mou and etching and found out what kind of possibilities this techniques offers us regarding to the use of the line. I also presented four artists that, in their works of art, represented motifs mainly through the manipulation of lines in intaglio print. I analyzed some of their works and tried to find out how they used different lines in their works. In the end, I presented my own works of art that I created in the techniques of vernis mou and etching (“etchanica”). In my work, I wanted to use different types of lines and explore the interaction between them in one motif and on one panel. In the upgrade, I tried to print one motif on one paper from two separated panels and investigated the traces that appear from this process. I further upgraded my work by finding out what kind of effects appear if I combine different colors and lines in one motif