1. a printmaking technique that produces areas of tone rather than lines
Usage: art
2. a print made using the aquatint technique
Usage: art

1. to make a print using the aquatint technique
Usage: art

Examples

• The artist used aquatint to create soft, atmospheric effects in her landscape prints.
• Goya was famous for his dramatic aquatints depicting the horrors of war.
• The printmaker decided to aquatint the background to achieve subtle gradations of tone.
• This aquatint shows delicate washes of gray that would be impossible with line engraving alone.
• She learned to aquatint copper plates using rosin dust and acid.
• The gallery featured several 18th-century aquatints by British artists.
• He will aquatint the sky area to contrast with the sharp lines of the buildings.