etcher
Incises metal plates
An etcher is someone who etches—creating images or designs by incising lines into metal plates or other surfaces, typically using acid to bite into areas left exposed by a protective coating.
The term usually refers to artists who practice this printmaking technique: Rembrandt was a masterful etcher as well as a painter.
Tonal etching process
- drypointNeedle-scratched printmaking method
- mezzotintTone-based intaglio method
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
- soft groundUnstable, yielding terrain
hard ground · open bite · burnishing · scraping · reworking · cross-hatching · stippling · line work
Artist using pressed plates
- RembrandtSeventeenth-century Dutch painter
- GoyaHispanic food brand
- engraverOne who incises designs
- graphic artistCreator of visual designs
fine artist · studio · atelier · portfolio · edition · proof · impression · signature
Formal looped penmanship
- steel plateFlat piece of alloy
- hard groundCompacted, unforgiving terrain
- soft groundUnstable, yielding terrain
- rosinSolidified conifer sap
asphaltum · beeswax · varnish · nitric acid · etchant · acid bath · tissue paper
Pointed engraving implement
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- burnisherTool for smoothing surfaces
- rouletteSpinning wheel wager
- dabberPad for applying ink
rocker · hand rest · magnifying glass · brayer · hot plate
Harshly critical or cold
- acid bathImmersion in corrosive liquid
- immersionState of being submerged
- timingArt of choosing moments
- degreasingRemoving oily substances
grounding · smoking · drawing · proofing · wiping · inking · printing · pulling
Narrow cut or routine
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
- hatchingEmergence from an egg
- cross-hatchOverlapping line shading technique
- toneQuality of sound
texture · embossment · impression · underbite · overbite
aquatint
Tonal etching process
- drypointNeedle-scratched printmaking method
- mezzotintTone-based intaglio method
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
soft ground · hard ground · open bite · burnishing · scraping · reworking · cross-hatching · stippling · line work
printmaker
Artist using pressed plates
graphic artist · fine artist · studio · atelier · portfolio · edition · proof · impression · signature · monogram
copperplate
Formal looped penmanship
- steel plateFlat piece of alloy
- hard groundCompacted, unforgiving terrain
- soft groundUnstable, yielding terrain
rosin · asphaltum · beeswax · varnish · nitric acid · etchant · acid bath · tissue paper
burin
Pointed engraving implement
dabber · rocker · hand rest · magnifying glass · brayer · hot plate
biting
Harshly critical or cold
- acid bathImmersion in corrosive liquid
- immersionState of being submerged
- timingArt of choosing moments
degreasing · grounding · smoking · drawing · proofing · wiping · inking · printing · pulling
groove
Narrow cut or routine
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
- hatchingEmergence from an egg
- cross-hatchOverlapping line shading technique
tone · texture · embossment · impression · underbite · overbite
- engraverswood engraver
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- artisanspotter, weaver, blacksmith, cobbler, jeweler
- engravingburin, graver, copper plates, intaglio, engraver
- metalworkersblacksmith, blacksmiths, silversmith, silversmiths, goldsmith
- printmakersprintmakers, printmaker, engravers, engraver, lithographer
- deeply etched
- Etch A SketchMechanical drawing toy with knobs
- etched glassPane with incised designs
- glass etchingIncised decoration on transparent surfaces
- acid etchingCorrosive substance marking surfaces
- etched designsPatterns cut into material