Aquatints - English meaning
ˈæk.wə.tɪnt
Aquatints – definitions in English dictionary
nounA print resembling a watercolour, made by etching a copper plate with nitric acid and using resin and varnish to produce areas of tonal shading.
Usage examples:
Twelve coloured aquatints of british battle scenes
verbProduce (a print) using the aquatint technique or process.
Usage examples:
She studied methods of etching and aquatinting
nounA picture produced by cutting it into a copper sheet with acid and then printing it
Usage examples:
An aquatint by picasso
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Word origin
late 18th century: from French aquatinte, from Italian acqua tinta ‘coloured water’.
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