For Etching we have terms and definitions in 9 topics. The topics are Art, Book Collecting, Carpet, Glass, Import Cars, Interior Design, Metal, Printmaking and Sculptural.

Etching (Art)

An intaglio process in which an image is scratched through an acid resistant coating on a metal plate. The plate is then dipped in acid, which eats into the exposed surface. Prints are then made from the etched surface.

Etching (Book Collecting)

See intaglio printing.

Etching (Carpet)

A chemical change on the outside of a smooth floor surface which causes the floor to be pitted or rough, thereby improving the adhesion of a floor finish.

Etching (Glass)

Decorating the surface of (usually thin) glass articles by means of scratching with a diamond-point or treating with acid

Etching (Import Cars)

The localized attack of metal surfaces causing pitting and/or deterioration.

Etching (Interior Design)

Etched plate, drawing or design

Etching (Metal)

Subjecting the surface of a metal to preferential chemical or electrolytic attack to reveal structural details.In metallography, the process of revealing structural details by the preferential attack of reagents on a metal surface.

Etching (Printmaking)

A means of incising lines in a metal plate with acid for printing in the intaglio technique. The plate is first covered with an acid resistant ground through which the artist scratches a design with a stylus or needle, revealing the bare metal below. This plate is then immersed in an acid bath that cuts the incised lines into the plate. Etched lines often betray the subtle motions of the artist's fingertips.

Etching (Sculptural)

The technique of reproducing a design by coating a metal plate with wax and drawing with a sharp instrument called a stylus through the wax down to the metal. The plate is put in an acid bath, which eats away the incised lines; it is then heated to dissolve the wax and finally inked and printed on paper. The resulting print is called the etching.

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