deboss
Stamp surface down
To deboss is to stamp or press a design into a surface so that it sits below the surrounding area—the opposite of emboss, which raises the design.
The technique appears on leather goods, book covers, business cards, and packaging: The logo was debossed into the leather wallet.
Debossed impressions create texture you can feel with your fingertips.
Mark-making device
- pressApply force downward
- indentText set inward
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
impression · indentation · recess · incised · depressed · sunk · inset · pressure
Cereal plant's harvest unit
- leatherTanned animal skin
- suedeBuffed leather underside
- velvetThick-pile textile
- linenFlax-derived textile
canvas · cardstock · paper · matte · textured · pebbled · smooth · tactile
Crafting with treated hides
- bookbindingAssembling pages into volumes
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- metalworkShaped metal objects
- papercraftMaking things from paper
cardstock · invitations · business cards · letterhead · packaging · leather goods · journals · covers
Carving cut below surface
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- cameoBrief guest appearance
- medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
- coinageInvented term or currency
seal · crest · anaglyph · negative space · sunken relief · profile
stamp
Mark-making device
letterpress · impression · indentation · recess · incised · depressed · sunk · inset · pressure · marking
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
linen · canvas · cardstock · paper · matte · textured · pebbled · smooth · tactile · surface
leatherwork
Crafting with treated hides
- bookbindingAssembling pages into volumes
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- metalworkShaped metal objects
papercraft · cardstock · invitations · business cards · letterhead · packaging · leather goods · journals · covers · signage
intaglio
Carving cut below surface
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- cameoBrief guest appearance
- medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
coinage · seal · crest · anaglyph · negative space · sunken relief · profile
- hollowscavity, crater, hollow, dent, hole
- text effectsbold, italic, underline, strikethrough, drop shadow
- embossing techniquesraised, relief, letterpress, dimensional, textured
- printing termsinkjet, print, laser printing, press, toner
- letterpressletterpress, movable type, metal type, galley, composing stick
- printing markscrop marks, registration marks, color bars, cut marks, crosshairs
debossemboss
Raise design from surface
embossing · raise · raised lettering · relief · bas-relief