PHOTOENGRAVING Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word photoengraving. (close relations)
Definition of PHOTOENGRAVING
Best Alternative Words for PHOTOENGRAVING
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aquatint | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color • a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color verb • etch in aquatint | ||||||||
engraving | nounn | |||||||
noun • a print made from an engraving • a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved • making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them | ||||||||
etching | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an impression made from an etched plate • an etched plate made with the use of acid • making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them | ||||||||
gravure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print • a printing plate used in the process of gravure • an intaglio print produced by gravure • the act of intaglio printing | ||||||||
intaglio | nounn | |||||||
noun • a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print • glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) | ||||||||
lithography | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface • the act of making a lithographic print | ||||||||
mezzotint | nounn | |||||||
noun • print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade | ||||||||
drypoint | nounn | |||||||
noun • A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point. • The needle used in this technique. • A print made using this technique. | ||||||||
stippling | nounn | |||||||
verb • engrave by means of dots and flicks • make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink • apply (paint) in small dots or strokes • produce a mottled effect | ||||||||
halftone | nounn | |||||||
noun • a print obtained from photoengraving • an engraving used to reproduce an illustration | ||||||||
halftone engraving | nounn | |||||||
noun • an engraving used to reproduce an illustration |