Technically, aquatint is a form of etching, using tonal values instead of lines The plate is lightly coated with a powdered porous ground (such as finely-powdered resin, or spray paint), through which the acid bites, to give tonal effects like ink or water colour washes To allow for varying degrees of darkness, areas may be "stopped-out" with an acid resistant varnish at any stage of the etching, and the time may be varied in which areas of the plate are exposed to the acid Aquatint is generally used in conjunction with etching
A printing technique that can produce unlimited tonal gradations in order to re-create the broad flat tints of ink wash or watercolor drawings This is done by etching microscopic crackles and pits into the image on a master plate that is usually made of copper or zinc One of the most famous artists known for his aquatinting was Spanish artist Goya (1746-1828) The majority of his graphic works were done using this technique
An intaglio process Particles of powdered resin are adhered to a metal plate with heat, either before or after etching the lines When the plate is treated with acid, the acid corrodes it, leaving tiny depressions around each granule that retain ink when the plate is wiped Treating (stopping out) some areas with varnish may vary the effect Aquatints have broad tonal values and are thought to resemble ink or watercolor washes
An intaglio printmaking process in which value areas rather than lines are etched on the printing plate Powdered resin is sprinkled on the plate and heated until it adheres The plate is then immersed in an acid bath The acid bites around the resin particles, creating a rough surface that holds ink Also, a print made using this process
An intaglio method in which areas of color are made by dusting powdered resin on a metal plate and then letting acid eat the plate surface away from around it
Literally means "like a water color " Instead of lines being bitten by the acid bath, whole areas are exposed to the acid The area is first prepared with a resin, usually in a powdered form, which is dusted on an area, heated from below the plate to make it adhere, and then given an acid bath to bite the tiny areas not covered by the melted resin The final effect is an image on a finely pebbled background which retains ink when applyed and wiped Most often the technique is used with line etching or engraving
An intaglio technique that produces effects similar to a watercolor wash, creating both even tones and/or tones with gradation or blending effects The process entails adhering fine particles of resin to a metal plate as an acid resist After the plate has been treated in an acid bath, the acid-resistant material is removed The resulting etched, or bitten, surface is composed of textured areas rather than lines Aquatint is often used in combination with other intaglio techniques
> An etching process in printmaking in which tone is created by treating a plate with fine particles of acid-resistant material (like powdered resin) and then placing the plate in an acid bath The acid bites into the plate between the grains of resin and, when printed, the mass of tiny spots produces a textured area with tonal effects similar to watercolor wash
An Intaglio technique that produces broad areas of texture instead of thin, dry lines In this process, acid-resistant particles (powder or paint) are spread over certain areas of the metal plate These particles are then fused to the plate with heat When the plate is immersed in acid, the particles prevent bits of the surface from being eaten away The result is a tiny polka dot texture that creates the illusion of tonal range when the plate is inked and printed For color aquatint, see Helen Frankenthaler, A Page from a Book I, II, & III For black and white aquatint, see Picasso, Untitled: 6 Novembre 1966
An intaglio printmaking method in which value areas rather than lines are created on the plate, resulting in prints that show a rich tonal effect similar to that of a watercolor
a form of printing in which the plate is covered with tiny grains of molten pitch which allow the acid to bite only in the gaps between them The biting therefore takes place over areas rather than along lines and results in chiaroscuro or tonal effects
Another tonal process where a porous ground allows acid to penetrate to form a network of small dots Any pure whites are stopped out entirely before etching begins, then the palest tints are bitten and stopped out, and so on as in etching This process is repeated 20 to 30 times until the darkest tones (deepest recesses in the plate) are reached
An etching plate treated with porous ground of rosin, then heated, cooled, and etched Leaving a distribution of tone where the acid has bitten between the grains of rosin The aquatint process can be used to produce a range of tones top
The process by which a powdered substance (such as rosin) is adhered to a metal plate, and the plate is then etched in an acid-bath The resulting print (aquatint) is characterized by a transparent, soft effect, resembling a watercolor
An etching process in which the artist is concerned with tone rather than line For this technique, a plate is covered with particles of acid-resistant material such as resin and heated to make the particles stick The treated plate is then placed in an acid bath, which bites into the copper that is exposed between grains of resin, yielding a composition marked by texture and tone
Printing technique capable of producing unlimited tonal gradations to re-create the broad flat tints of ink wash or watercolor drawings by etching microscopic crackles and pits into the image on a master plate, typically made of copper and zinc The majority of Spanish artists Goya's (1746-1828) graphic works were done using this technique
a method of producing a picture using acid on a sheet of metal, or a picture printed using this method (acqua tinta ). Method of etching that produces finely granulated tonal areas rather than lines, so that finished prints often resemble watercolour or wash drawings. A copper plate is exposed to acid through a layer of granulated resin or sugar, which yields a finely speckled gray tone when the plate is inked and printed. The texture and depth of tone are controlled by the strength of the acid baths and the length of time the plate is exposed to them. Aquatint became the most popular method of producing toned prints in the late 18th century; its most notable practitioner was Francisco Goya. In the 19th century Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro experimented with it, and in the 20th century the sugar aquatint was employed by Pablo Picasso, Georges Rouault, and André Masson
{i} etching that is made in such a way as to resemble a watercolor; process done to make an aquatint etching
A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving produced by this method
a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color etch in aquatint