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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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