engraving

Types:: steel engraving
the act of engraving on a steel plate; aquatint
a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color

Type of:: printmaking
artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; copperplate, copperplate engraving
an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved; etching
an etched plate made with the use of acid; gravure
a printing plate used in the process of gravure; halftone, halftone engraving, photoengraving
an engraving used to reproduce an illustration; line block, line engraving, linecut
engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved; steel engraving
engraving on a steel plate; wood block, wood engraving, woodcut
engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; dry point
a print produced by dry point engraving; etching
an impression made from an etched plate; halftone
a print obtained from photoengraving; line engraving, linecut
a print obtained from a line drawing; steel engraving
an impression taken from an engraved steel plate; wood engraving, woodcut
a print made from a woodcut; aquatint
an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color

DEFINITIONS OF: engraving