etching

UK/ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/US/ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/

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Other forms: etchings

An etching is a design bitten into metal with acid. A fine etching, print the etching, an etching needle.

The plate is covered in wax, drawn through with a needle and dipped in acid, which eats only where the wax was cut. It gives a freer line than engraving, since the artist draws rather than cuts.

Definitions of etching

1nounetchingA design bitten into metal with acid.C2
“The museum has an old etching of the city, made from a copper plate.”

etching is a print.

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etching in the wild

In traditional pure etching, a metal plate (usually of copper, zinc or steel) is covered with a waxy ground which is resistant to acid.
Etching
The artist then scratches off the ground with a pointed etching needle where the artist wants a line to appear in the finished piece, exposing the bare metal.
Etching
For this reason it has mostly been used in conjunction with etching, to give both lines and shaded tone.
Aquatint
The term colour etching, frequently used in the art trade, is potentially ambiguous, but most often means one of these two options.
Aquatint
RIE is a type of dry etching which has different characteristics than wet etching.
Reactive-ion etching

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