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Aquatint

verb
1.
Etch in aquatint.





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"Aquatint" Quotes from Famous Books



... of life after more than a century and a half of occupying the lowest position in the graphic arts. Since it could not produce a full gamut of tones in the gray register, which could be managed brilliantly by the copper plate media—line engraving, etching, mezzotint and aquatint—it was confined to ruder and less exacting uses, such as ornamental headbands and tailpieces for printers and as illustrations for cheap popular broadsides. When good illustrations were needed in books and periodicals, copper plate work was almost invariably used, despite ...
— Why Bewick Succeeded - A Note in the History of Wood Engraving • Jacob Kainen
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Words linked to "Aquatint" :   artistic creation, artistic production, etching, engraving, etch, art


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