engravers

Carvers of plates

Engravers are craftspeople or artists who cut designs into hard surfaces—metal, wood, stone, or glass.

The term covers those who create printing plates, decorative objects, or inscriptions.

An engraver might produce currency plates, jewelry, trophies, or fine art prints.

The word also applies to tools used for engraving: a set of diamond-tipped engravers.

technique

burin

Pointed engraving implement

etch · score · stipple · crosshatch · hatch · linework · hatching · crosshatching · scoring · sgraffito

printmaking

etching

Acid-incised metal print

lithography · aquatint · drypoint · mezzotint · plate · proof · impression · edition · press · ink

artisan

craftsman

Skilled manual worker

sculptor · metalworker · watchmaker · gunsmith · mintmaster · glassmaker · chaser

inscription

plaque

Inscribed memorial tablet

epitaph · dedication · commemoration · tablet · trophy · signage · nameplate · headstone · seal · crest

Categories
Opposites
artistic technique/medium

engraverspainters

Those who apply pigment

watercolorists · muralists · oil painters · printers · digital artists

material manipulation method

engraversmolders

Decomposes through neglect

casters · builders · assemblers · welders · plasterers

permanence of mark-making

engraverserasers

Tools removing pencil marks

sketch artists

Phrases
Family

engrave, engraved, engraver, engraves, reengraved, unengraved

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G