etching

OAB Definition

intaglio printing process, and the resulting print, in which a plate is coated with an acid-resistant ground that is drawn through with a pointed implement and put into an acid bath. The drawn areas are etched into the plate and hold ink during the printing process.

Linked Terms

BT engraving
BT intaglio print
BT print
RT aquatint
RT drypoint
RT engraving
RT mezzotint
aat etching (printing process)
aat etchings (prints)
lcsh Etching

Additional Resources

Visual Exemplars

Wallace Stegner’s Wilderness Letter

Red Butte Press

Find a copy in the Marriott Library.