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A process of incising an image onto a hard surface such as wood, stone, or a copper plate. The engraving showed much detail, giving it a realistic look.
  • Engraving
  • Drypoint
  • Etching
  • Aquatint
Printmaking process in which lines are incised into the surface of a plate.Western artists used the intaglio process by cutting into metal plates and inking them.
  • Etching
  • Engraving
  • Relief
  • Intaglio
A type of etching that uses powdered resin that stops the acid from eating away at the surface, creating a tonal effect.
  • What is aquatint?
  • What is aquatint, including the form of Intaglio it is connected to? Which of the pieces below is an example of aquatint?
  • Aquatint
  • Engraving
In engraving, artist typically would use a metal sheet as the surface for their piece. Etching is difficult because of the amount of scraping required, the strength and control the artist must use, the sound of the scraping, and the inability to make corrections.
  • What is aquatint, including the form of Intaglio it is connected to? Which of the pieces below is an example of aquatint?
  • This piece by ______(1)______ shows the values and expression that can be achieved through ______(2)______.
  • What type of surface is most commonly used for engraving pieces, such as the one above? Why would the process be difficult?
  • Which form of Intaglio is one of the oldest and most difficult to work with?
The artist making the engraving, the engraver uses a tool called a burin to cut a design into the surface.
  • Ground
  • Engraving
  • Intaglio
  • Engraver
Sumerian
  • This example of Intaglio by William Hogarth, was created using what type of Intaglio printing?
  • Intaglio printmaking can be dated back to the ___________ people, around the year 3000 BCE.a.Mesopotamianc.Egyptianb.Sumeriand.Gaelic
  • ______________ is the printmaking process in which lines are incised into the surface of a plate.
  • This print by Francis Jukes, entitled, Mount Vernon, is a beautiful example of ____________.
The three main types of Intaglio printing are etching, engraving, and drypoint.
  • Explain the difference between engraving and etching.
  • All of the following are reasons why engraving can be difficult, except which?
  • Name the three main types of Intaglio printing.
  • The Latin verb, intagliare, meaning, ________.
Mezzotinting roughens the plate with little dots that will absorb some of the ink after it has been wiped clean. The first tonal method to be used enabling half-tones to be produced.
  • Etching
  • Engraving
  • Drypoint
  • Mezzotint
A variant of etching using powdered resin instead of ink to create a tonal effect. The tonal variation of aquatint plates are controlled by the level of acid exposure.
  • Aquatint
  • Engraving
  • Etching
  • Mezzotint
To create a drypoint, the artist draws onto a metal plate using a hard tipped needle known as a burr. The pressure and burr with influence how the final piece appears.
  • Explain how a drypoint artwork is created, including the tools and materials used.
  • What is aquatint, including the form of Intaglio it is connected to? Which of the pieces below is an example of aquatint?
  • Explain the difference between engraving and etching.
  • All of the following are reasons why engraving can be difficult, except which?
Relief: Sculptured artwork on a flat surface where some parts are raised parts have been carved away. Ground: A waxy material used in engraving. Etch: The product made by using a metal plate and special tools to scratch an image into a waxy surface, and is then dipped into an acid bath.
  • Explain the difference between engraving and etching.
  • Compare and contrast relief printing and intaglio.
  • All of the following are examples of Intaglio printmaking, except which?
  • Define the following terms:- relief- ground- etch
Relief printing is done by outlining an image on a surface, and then carving along the outline. The artist then applies the raised areas with ink, to be pressed on to a surface. Intaglio is sort of the opposite of relief printing, in that the ink is pushed into the lines and pits and wiped off the surface of the plate. The resulting image comes from the ink in the engraved or etched lines. The resulting image is reversed.
  • Compare and contrast relief printing and intaglio.
  • Define the following terms:- relief- ground- etch
  • All of the following are reasons why engraving can be difficult, except which?
  • Explain the difference between engraving and etching.
Before beginning the engraving, the artist must apply a thin layer of acid to the metal surface on which the engraving will be done.
  • Define the following terms:- relief- ground- etch
  • All of the following are examples of Intaglio printmaking, except which?
  • Explain how a drypoint artwork is created, including the tools and materials used.
  • All of the following are reasons why engraving can be difficult, except which?
The product made by using a metal plate and special tools to scratch an image into a waxy surface, and is then dipped into an acid bath. Goldsmiths have been etching elaborate decorations into armor, guns, and other metal items since the Middle Ages.
  • Etching
  • Relief
  • Engraver
  • Etch
(1) Rembrandt; (2) etching
  • This print by Francis Jukes, entitled, Mount Vernon, is a beautiful example of ____________.
  • What type of surface is most commonly used for engraving pieces, such as the one above? Why would the process be difficult?
  • This example of Intaglio by William Hogarth, was created using what type of Intaglio printing?
  • This piece by ______(1)______ shows the values and expression that can be achieved through ______(2)______.
A waxy material used in engraving. The artist scratches the ground where he wants the final lines to appear.
  • Drypoint
  • Ground
  • Engraving
  • Engraver
Printmaking process in which an impression is taken from a metal plate on which an image has been etched (or eaten away by acid). Rembrandt is most famous for his etchings, such as Christ healing the Sick.
  • Engraving
  • Drypoint
  • Etching
  • Mezzotint
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