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intaglio printing

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Noun1.intaglio printingintaglio printing - 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
gravure, intaglio
printing process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
photogravure - printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods


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The distinctive feel of genuine currency paper, the raised surface that results from intaglio printing, and the red and blue security fibers were sufficient as low-level security features to deter counterfeiting.
Opportunities and Challenges of the U.S. Dollar as an Increasingly ... by Stanton, Kristin D. / Federal Reserve Bulletin
Crown Point is particularly known for the quality of its intaglio printing, but it also offers expertise in photogravure, monotype, and, on occasion, woodcut.
Ink, Paper, Metal, Wood: Painters and Sculptors at Crown Point Press by Sandback, Amy Baker / Artforum International
By scoring the flat surface of the potato wit a knife and then rubbing acrylic paint into the lines, she achieves a combination of relief and intaglio printing, with the intaglio lines providing textures that print darker than the smooth relief surface.
One Potato: A Counting Book of Potato Prints by Robinson, Lolly / The Horn Book Magazine
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