copperplate engraving

Thân thiện

A skilled artisan carefully etches a design onto a copperplate engraving.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A printmaking technique: "copperplate engraving" refers to the process of creating an image by incising lines into a smooth, polished copper plate.
   • The resulting print: It can also refer to the printed image produced from such an engraved plate.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The museum displayed a beautiful 17th-century copperplate engraving of the city.
  • Learning copperplate engraving requires great skill and a steady hand.

Advanced Usage

• "To execute a copperplate engraving": To skillfully create an engraving on a copper plate.
  • The artist spent months to execute the intricate copperplate engraving.

Variants and Related Words

• Engraving (n): The general art or process of cutting designs into a hard surface.
• Etching (n): A related printmaking technique using acid to bite lines into a metal plate.
• Intaglio (n): The category of printmaking, including engraving and etching, where the ink is held in the incised lines.

Synonyms

• Line engraving: A synonym emphasizing the technique of cutting lines.
• Copper engraving: A more direct synonym.

Related Phrases

• Copperplate printing: The process of printing from an engraved copper plate.
• Copperplate script: A style of handwriting with shaded letters, originally modeled on the lines of copperplate engravings (Note: This is a distinct, related term, not the target word itself).

Học thuật

Noun

1. an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved

Từ đồng nghĩa

• copperplate