aquatint (redirected from aquatints)

aq·ua·tint  (kw-tnt, äkw-)

n.

1. A process of etching capable of producing several tones by varying the etching time of different areas of a copper plate so that the resulting print resembles the flat tints of an ink or wash drawing.

2. An etching made by this process.

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[French aquatinte, from Italian acquatinta : acqua, water (from Latin aqua; see aqua) + tinta, dyed (from Latin tincta, feminine past participle of tingere, to dye).]

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aqua·tint v.

aqua·tinter, aqua·tintist n.

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aquatint

Noun

a print like a watercolour, produced by etching copper with acid [Italian acqua tinta dyed water]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aquatint - an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color etching - an impression made from an etched plate
	2.	aquatint - a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color engraving, etching - making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
Verb	1.	aquatint - etch in aquatint artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" etch - make an etching of; "He etched her image into the surface"