aquatint
noun
- a process by which spaces rather than lines are etched with acid, producing tones that give the effect of a wash drawing or watercolor
- an etching made in this way
transitive verb
to etch in this way
See aquatint in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ăkˈwə-tĭntˌ, äˈkwə-)
noun- A process of etching capable of producing several tones by varying the etching time of different areas of a copper plate so that the resulting print resembles the flat tints of an ink or wash drawing.
- An etching made by this process.
Related Forms:
- aqˈua·tintˌer, aqˈua·tintˌist noun
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