aquatint
/ˈækwəˌtɪnt/
verb
- To produce a print using the aquatint method.
- He spent hours learning to aquatint properly.
- The artist taught us how to aquatint a copper plate.
- She plans to aquatint the plate next week.
noun
- A method of etching on metal that creates areas of tone rather than lines, used to make prints that look like watercolor paintings.
- She learned aquatint in her printmaking class and loved the effect.
- The artist used aquatint to give the print a soft, shadowy background.
- Many old book illustrations were made using aquatint.
- A print made using the aquatint process.
- The gallery displayed a beautiful aquatint of a mountain landscape.
- He collected antique aquatints of famous cities.
- This aquatint shows a harbor scene with great detail.