Drypoint is a technique where lines are scratched directly with a needle, without chemical treatment. A distinctive feature is the soft, «velvety» stroke created by the burrs (raised metal ridges) that form when scratching the surface.
Maria Smolyaninova. Media: drypoint

Road
2021Из серии «The eternal landscape»
paper, etching, drypoint

Hay
2021Из серии «The eternal landscape»
paper, etching, drypoint

Land
2021Из серии «The eternal landscape»
paper, etching, drypointtrue

Summer
2020Из серии «Walking in Moscow»
paper, etching, drypoint, open etching, aquatint, reserve, mezzotint

At Gorky Park
2020Из серии «Walking in Moscow»
paper, etching, drypoint, open etching, aquatint, mezzotint

Zaryadye (Zaryadye Park)
2020Из серии «Walking in Moscow»
paper, etching, drypoint, open etching, aquatint, reserve, mezzotinttrue

Last year’s pomegranates from Mirzaani
2017paper, drypoint, watercolour

PurPur. Tbilisi
2017Из серии «Sakartvelo»
paper, drypoint, watercolour

Winter
2008paper, etching, drypointtrue