Intaglio Prints

Question 17 • Art 1A IC-24/25

What is aquatint?

Answer

A process of incising an image onto a hard surface such as wood, stone, or a copper plate.

A type of etching that uses powdered resin that stops the acid from eating away at the surface, creating a tonal effect.

Printmaking process in which an impression is taken from a metal plate on which an image has been etched or eaten away by acid.

A process in which the artist's makes thousands of little dots that make the grooves to which ink is then applied and held in the grooves.

Explanation

Aquatint is an etching technique that uses powdered resin on a plate. The resin protects some areas from acid, while exposed areas are etched; varying the etched areas creates tones in the print. Choice B describes this process. The other choices describe printmaking more generally or other methods.

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