Soft-ground etching (process)
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image-making processes and techniques > <printing and printing processes and techniques> > printing processes > intaglio printing processes > etching (printing process)
Descripción
Printing process in which the ground is mixed with a soft substance, such as tallow, allowing the rendering of textured lines and areas when the plate is etched. Sometimes, paper is placed over the grounded plate and drawn on, to pick up the ground.
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Otros términos
- vernis mou (drukprocédé) [nl]
- etching, soft-ground (process) [en]
- soft ground (process) [en]
- soft-ground (process) [en]
- soft ground etching (process) [en]
- soft-ground technique [en]
- vernis mou (process) [en]