1. a person who practices or specializes in aquatint, a printmaking technique that produces tonal effects similar to watercolor paintings
Usage: art and printmaking term; also refers to an artist who creates aquatint prints

Examples

• The aquatinter carefully applied acid to the copper plate to create subtle gradations of tone.
• She studied under a master aquatinter to learn the traditional techniques of the craft.
• The museum's collection includes works by renowned 18th-century aquatinters.
• As an accomplished aquatinter, he was known for his landscape prints.
• The aquatinter used rosin dust to achieve the characteristic grainy texture in the print.