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Etching vs Aquatint - What's the difference?

etching | aquatint |

As nouns the difference between etching and aquatint

is that etching is the art of producing an from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid while aquatint is a form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.

As verbs the difference between etching and aquatint

is that etching is present participle of lang=en while aquatint is to make such etchings.

etching

English

(wikipedia etching)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (lb) The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
  • (lb) The image created by this process.
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  • *:"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching ; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;."

    • Derived terms

    * etching scribe

    Verb

    (head)

    • aquatint

    English

    (wikipedia aquatint)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.
  • An etching or print made using this method.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make such etchings.
    • (to make such etchings) (trans-mid) (trans-bottom)