• AQUATINT
• BAT
• BURIN
• DIGITAL PRINT
• DRYPOINT
• E.A. OR A.E.
• EDITION
• ENGRAVING
• ETCHING
• HORS COMMERCE (HC)
• IMPRESSION
• INTAGLIO
• LINOLEUM CUT( LINOCUT)
• LITHOGRAPH
• MATRIX
• MEZZOTINT
• MONOTYPE
• MULTIPLE
• OFFSET LITHOGRAPH
• ORIGINAL PRINT
• PHOTOGRAVURE
• PROOF
• PUBLISHER
• REGISTRATION
• RELIEF PRINTING
• SCREENPRINT (SERIGRAPH, SILKSCREEN)
• SOFT GROUND
• STATE
• STENCIL
• TUSCHE
• WOOD ENGRAVING
• WOODCUT

Aquatint

A printmaking technique, a variant of etching, in course of the artist makes marks on an matrix, in this case on a copper or zinc plate. These marks are capable to hold ink. The inked plate is passed through a printing-press together with a sheet of paper, resulting in a transfer of the ink to the paper. This procedure can be repeated a number of times. Like etching, aquatint uses the application of acid to make the marks in the metal plate. After creating the scores aquatint uses powdered resin which is acid resistant in the ground to create a tonal effect. The tonal variation is controlled by the level of acid exposure over large areas, and thus the image is shaped by large sections at a time.