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Etching vs Drypoint - What's the difference?

etching | drypoint |

In uncountable terms the difference between etching and drypoint

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 drypoint is a technique of intaglio printmaking in which an is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.

In countable terms the difference between etching and drypoint

is that etching is the image created by this process while drypoint is a print made using this technique.

As a verb etching

is present participle of lang=en.

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.
  • *
  • *:"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)

    • drypoint

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia drypoint)
  • (uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.
  • (countable) The needle used in this technique.
  • (countable) A print made using this technique.