Krizman Tomislav: O grafičkim vještinama

Tomislav Krizman: About graphic skills

The book of the great Croatian painter and graphic artist Tomislav Krizman, in which he provides a lot of information related to the creation of graphic works, the development of graphics throughout history, types of paper... The book contains twenty high-quality reproductions of well-known world masters of graphics.

The book contains 21 reproductions of works by top artists.

List of reproductions:
1. Unknown German master from the 14th century. St.: "Way of the Cross", woodcut (reduced).
2. Unknown German master from the first half of the 15th century. century: »St. Juraj", steel made with punches (enlarged).
3. Dürer Albrecht: »The Last Supper«, - woodcut.
4. Dürer Albrecht: »St. Kristofor", wood engraving from the year 1511.
5. Dürer Albrecht: »St. Toma", engraving from the year 1514
6. Faisiorskij Vlodzimierz: "Dostoevsky", wood engraving.
7. Barbari Jacopo: "Judith", copperplate (engraving).
8. Breughel Pieter the Elder: "Hunting", etching (radirung), (cut).
9. Goltzius Hendrik: "Bachus and Ceres", copperplate from the year 1595
10. Beham, Hans Sebald: "Adam and Eve", copperplate (enlarged).
11. Schongauer Martin: »Death of Mary«, copperplate (cut).
12. Ribera Giuseppe (Spagnoletto): "Silen", etching from 1628 (cut).
13. Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn: "Death of Mary", etching (radirung) from 1639, (cut).
14. Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn: »St. Jerome under the tree", etching (radirung) from the year 1653. (unfinished plate), (II state of the plate).
15. Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn: "Portrait of Jan Lutma the Elder", etching (radirung) from the year 1656
16. Dürer Albrecht: "Knight, Death and the Devil", copperplate from the year 1513
17 Bellanges Jacgues: »Three Marys at the tomb«, etching (radirung) (I. state of the plate), (cut).
18. Callot Jacques: From the series "Gypsies", copperplate.
19. Holbein Hans Jr.: "Erasmus of Rotterdam", woodcut.
20. Vaillant Walleraut: »Boys sing«, scraping technique.
21. Nanteuil Robert: "Portrait", copperplate from the year 1660.

Contents:
INTRODUCTION
- Types of printing
- Differences in printing
LETOGRAPHIC OR RAISED PRINTING
- General about letterpress printing
A) Woodcut
B) Woodcut in colors
C) Linocut
- Japanese woodcut
FLAT PRINTING (Lithography)
- From the history of lithography
- Instructions in lithography
- Lithographic techniques
GLAVO PRINTING
- A brief introduction to intaglio printing
- General about intaglio press
I. Copper engraving
- Wood engraving
- Stone engraving
II. Etching (radirung, eau-forte) - Different etching techniques A) Black or hard wax technique B) Soft wax technique C) Dry needle technique D) Scraping technique E) Aquatint technique F) Covering technique G) Monotype (Monotyp)
- Gravure printing in color
PAPER AND GRAPHIC SUPPLIES
- The most important things about paper and its types
- Graphic accessories
- Tools for graphic artists
- Graphic materials
LIST REPRODUCTION
REPRODUCTION