"engraving" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: print - a picture or design printed from an engraving
subtypes:
- dry point - a print produced by dry point engraving
- etching - an impression made from an etched plate
- halftone - a print obtained from photoengraving
- line engraving, linecut - a print obtained from a line drawing
- steel engraving - an impression taken from an engraved steel plate
- wood engraving, woodcut - a print made from a woodcut
is a type of: plate - a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
subtypes:
- copperplate, copperplate engraving - an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
- etching - an etched plate made with the use of acid
- gravure - a printing plate used in the process of gravure
- halftone, halftone engraving, photoengraving - an engraving used to reproduce an illustration
- line block, line engraving, linecut - engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved
- steel engraving - engraving on a steel plate
- wood block, wood engraving, woodcut - engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints
is a type of: printmaking - artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens
subtypes:
- steel engraving - the act of engraving on a steel plate
- aquatint - a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
same as: etching