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A steel engraving tool with a sharp, oblique point used in engraving or incising.

A special technique in which the image is transferred to a surface that is bonded onto a heavier support during the printing process.

A process using acid to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design.

A variant of etching that provides areas of tone rather than lines.

In etching, the exposure time of the plate in acid, affecting the depth of the incised lines.

The total number of prints made from a plate, normally numbered and signed.

A tool used to smooth rough edges of the metal plate and can lighten areas or lines.

A printmaking technique where the image is incised into a surface and the ink-filled recesses make the print.

A technique where the design is cut into a hard surface with a burin to create an image.

A method of engraving a metal plate by prepping its entire surface in minute pits to print shades of gray.

A variation where the image is incised into a plate with a hard-pointed needle of sharp metal or diamond point.

A technique that allows for pencil-like lines; uses a soft, waxy ground on the plate.

A tool with a small, revolving textured wheel used to create tonal effects in engraving.

Using a hard wax surface on a plate to create clean, sharp lines resistant to acid.