Description of the Technique
Aquatint may be used to create tones of differing gradations through the process of etching. Such tonal gradations may be added to a printing plate that has already been worked with engraved, etched, or drypoint lines.
What is aquatint used for?
Aquatint is an intaglio printmaking technique, a variant of etching that produces areas of tone rather than lines. For this reason it has mostly been used in conjunction with etching, to give both lines and shaded tone.
What is the difference between etching and aquatint?
is that etching is (lb) the art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid while aquatint is a form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.
