Wayne Thiebaud, Sierra Cloud, 2011.
This site focuses on the creative process and the art and craft of printmaking, primarily etching. Crown Point Press, founded in 1962, invites artists to work in its in-house etching and photogravure studios for published projects. Crown Point also offers workshops open to all and publishes books on the art and craft of etching and related topics. Located near the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Crown Point bookstore and gallery are open to the public.
Artists Talking/Artists Working
Videos of artists who have worked at Crown Point Press.
Featured Video: Wayne Thiebaud Working
- Mamma Andersson & Jockum Nordström
- Julie Mehretu
- Susan Middleton
- Chris Ofili
- Laura Owens
- Ed Ruscha
- Kiki Smith
Watch a video excerpt a demonstration of the drypoint process and see artists using it.
This is an excerpt from the DVD included in the book Magical Secrets about Line Etching and Engraving: The Step-by-Step Art of Incised Lines, by Catherine Brooks.
Buy a drypoint needle.
