engraved plates
Etched metal sheets
Engraved plates are metal sheets with designs cut into their surface, used in printmaking to transfer images to paper.
The term also refers to the prints themselves, especially formal documents like currency, certificates, or invitations produced by this method: The wedding invitations were printed from engraved plates.
The technique produces fine, precise lines associated with official or high-quality work.
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- paper currencyPrinted money sheets
- burinPointed engraving implement
- fine linesShallow facial creases
- lineContinuous mark or queue
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File-based ink application
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