1782, "engraving made with aqua fortis," from Italian acquatinta, from Latin aqua tincta "dyed water;" see aqua- + tinct.

Aquatint is a printmaking technique that produces tonal effects by using acid to eat into the printing plate creating sunken areas which hold the ink

prints produced where resin or other substance is applied to a plate to make a porous ground, and the plate is then heated and etched, producing a range of tonal value; often combined with line work

An INTAGLIO technique in which fine particles of acid-resistant material (powdered rosin, spray lacquer, or spray paint) are adhered to a plate to create tonal effects. The plate is first treated in a [..]

An etching method widely used in late-Eighteenth and early-Nineteenth century illustrated books, frequently colored by hand after printing.

(n) an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color(n) a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color(v) etch in aquatint

An engraving method related to etching but producing finely granulated tonal areas rather than lines. The term applies also to a print made by this method. There are several variants of the technique, [..]

an etching technique in printmaking used to create tone similar to an ink or watercolour wash. This is achieved by covering a metal plate with a granular, acid-resistant resin which sticks to the plat [..]

An etching or engraving process focused on creating tonal variations rather than linear affects, which gives the appearance of a watercolor. It is often used in conjuction with line etching. Aquatint [..]

An intaglio, etching, and tonal printing process in which a porous ground allows acid to penetrate to form a network of small dots in the plate, as well as the prints made by this process. The parts t [..]

A print produced by the same technique as an etching, except that the areas between the etched lines are covered with a powdered resin that protects the surface from the biting process of the acid bat [..]

A print produced by the same technique as an etching, except that the areas between the etched lines are covered with a powdered resin that protects the surface from the biting process of the acid bath. The granular appearance that results in the print aims at approximating the effects and gray tonalities of a watercolor drawing.

An 18th century ETCHING technique used to imitate WATERCOLOR washes. See INTAGLIO.

In this intaglio method of printmaking, a porous ground coats a metal plate, which is then immersed in acid allowing an even biting of the plate. The resulting image has a grainy and textural effect.

An intaglio, etching and tonal printing process in which a porous ground allows acid to penetrate to form a network of small dots in the plate, as well as the impressions made by this process. Aquatin [..]

An Etching Process in which tone is created by treating a plate with fine particles of acid resistant material ( like powder resin) and then placing the plate in an acid bath. The acid bites into the [..]

An intaglio technique that produces effects similar to a watercolor wash, creating both even tones and/or tones with gradation or blending effects. The process entails adhering fine particles of resin [..]

Within the intaglio process, an etching technique in which tone is created by treating the plate with fine particles of acid-resistant material (powdered resin, spray lacquer). The acid bites into the [..]

Printing technique capable of producing unlimited tonal gradations to re-create the broad flat tints of ink wash or watercolor drawings by etching microscopic cracks and pits into the image on a master plate, typically made of copper or zinc. Spanish artist, Goya, used this technique.

An aquatint is an etching technique that produces soft tonal areas. A resin dust is applied to a copper or zinc plate, which is then heated to adhere the granules to the metal. A liquid acid-resist gr [..]

the plate is dusted with resin powder or sprayed with enamel paint creating a dot matrix. This material acts to resist acid. The plate is immersed in acid producing a granular surface on the plate. Th [..]