2012, Drypoint of Moses in the Rock, 4 1/2″ x 6″. Unlike an engraving which captures the ink in incised lines, the drypoint image is made by scratching the copper with a stylus, which raises a bur, trapping the ink on the surface of the plate. This produces a “softer” or “fuzzier” line than the crisp and precise engraved line. This also makes deeper tones possible, which I wanted for this image. I am not sure that I have not failed in my attempt. Yet I am not disappointed. Failure is the plough.
Fire and Gravel. 2012, Engraving of Waking Man drawing a comet, 3″ x 4 1/2″. The difference in line quality is readily observed in this engraved image.
A slightly earlier state of the Moses drypoint.
Slideshow of images from the printing process.
The School of the Transfer of Energy 
This looks pretty awesome! Love the way the technique turned out.
Thank you, coffescholar, I appreciate the encouragement.
Man, I love these images. Best post yet. The slideshow is excellent and I really enjoy seeing all of the process photos of your studio. The line quality on Moses print is really interesting, I think. If an engraving is like a crisp ink drawing, where you are using straight ink and no water, than the drypoint, visually, is more like a soft watercolor. It’s easy on the eyes. So are the copper plates. Anyway, please sign me up for one of each to add to my Wall of Baumgartner. Also, I love the way the comet is evolving over the years. It reminds me that after work one night last week, I saw a huge shooting star over the Portland skyline. It was pretty good.