photoengraving

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English - Turkish
fotoğraf klişesi
fotogravür
fotoğraf vasıtasıyle klişe çıkarma işi
böyle bir klişeden yapılan resim
English - English
A plate or reproduction made using this process
Present participle of photoengrave
A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed
Any of several processes for producing printing plates by photographic means (see photography). In general, a plate coated with a photosensitive substance is exposed to an image, usually on film; the plate is then treated in various ways, depending on the printing process to be used. Photoengraving is particularly useful for reproducing photographs via the halftone process. See also offset printing
Engraving done using photochemistry
Making printing plates by exposure of line and halftone negatives on sensitized metal, converting the image into an acid resist, and etching the print to the relief required for letterpress printing
(1) The process of making letterpress printing plates by photochemical means (2) A picture printed from a plate made by this process
A process for making relief plates by using acid to etch away the non-printing areas of a photographically produced image The subject is photographed through a wire or glass screen, which breaks the light in a way that sensitizes the metal plate in a dotted pattern Darker areas are created with larger dots while highlights are rendered with finer dots When printed, the finest screens create the most precise detail This process was used principally for reproducing illustrations in the earlier part of the 20th century
The process of obtaining an etched or engraved plate from the photographic image, to be used in printing; also, a picture produced by such a process
an engraving used to reproduce an illustration

Related Terms

photoengrave
To make a photoengraving of an image
photoengrave
To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a photo-engraving of
photoengrave
{f} reproduce a photograph onto a printing plate
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