PHOTOENGRAVING Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word photoengraving. (close relations)
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| aquatint | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color • a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color verb • etch in aquatint | ||||||
| engraving | nounn | |||||
noun • a print made from an engraving • a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved • making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them | ||||||
| etching | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • an impression made from an etched plate • an etched plate made with the use of acid • making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them | ||||||
| gravure | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print • a printing plate used in the process of gravure • an intaglio print produced by gravure • the act of intaglio printing | ||||||
| intaglio | nounn | |||||
noun • a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print • glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) | ||||||
| lithography | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface • the act of making a lithographic print | ||||||
| mezzotint | nounn | |||||
noun • print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade | ||||||
| drypoint | nounn | |||||
noun • A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point. • The needle used in this technique. • A print made using this technique. | ||||||
| stippling | nounn | |||||
verb • engrave by means of dots and flicks • make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink • apply (paint) in small dots or strokes • produce a mottled effect | ||||||
| halftone | nounn | |||||
noun • a print obtained from photoengraving • an engraving used to reproduce an illustration | ||||||
| halftone engraving | nounn | |||||
noun • an engraving used to reproduce an illustration | ||||||
