Mark Graver is an English printmaker who is currently working in New

Zealand. He has masters degree from Camberwell College of Arts

and he is a frequent contributor to various printmaking journals.

Winner of the Lessedra World mini print competition 2010.

In this book, Mark Graver puts the case for non-toxic printmaking and

then discusses the various technical factors (both materials and

equipment) to consider when etching with acrylic resists,

making aquatints, etching in general, using drypoint, engraving, making

mezzotints and collagraphs and using photopolymers as well as combining

various printmaking techniques. There is also information on

various inks and health and safety measures in the printing

workshop. All in all, this book contains everything you need to know to clean up your printmaking practice.

'The next installment in A&C Black's excellent Printmaking Handbook range...includes a series of ways to replicate traditional printmaking methods without the use of acids, solvents and petroleum-based materials which can be dangerous to inhale or be in extended contact with.'

A handy guide to non-toxic printmaking