Meaning of "aquatint" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AQUATINT

From Italian acqua tinta: dyed water.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF AQUATINT

aquatint  [ˈækwəˌtɪnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AQUATINT

Aquatint is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb aquatint in English.

WHAT DOES AQUATINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Aquatint

Aquatint is an intaglio printmaking technique, a variant of etching. In intaglio printmaking, the artist makes marks on the matrix that are capable of holding ink. The inked plate is passed through a printing press together with a sheet of paper, resulting in a transfer of the ink to the paper. This can be repeated a number of times, depending on the particular technique. Like etching, aquatint uses the application of acid to make the marks in the metal plate. Where the engraving technique uses a needle to make lines that print in black, aquatint uses powdered rosin to create a tonal effect. The rosin is acid resistant and typically adhered to the plate by controlled heating. The tonal variation is controlled by the level of acid exposure over large areas, and thus the image is shaped by large sections at a time. Another tonal technique, mezzotint, begins with a plate surface that is evenly indented so that it will carry a fairly dark tone of ink. The mezzotint plate is then smoothed and polished to make areas carry less ink and thus print a lighter shade. Alternatively, beginning with a smooth plate, areas are roughened to make them darker.

Definition of aquatint in the English dictionary

The first definition of aquatint in the dictionary is a technique of etching copper with acid to produce an effect resembling the flat tones of wash or watercolour. The tone or tint is obtained by acid biting through the pores of a ground that only partially protects the copper. Other definition of aquatint is an etching made in this way. Aquatint is also to etch in aquatint.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AQUATINT

PRESENT

Present

I aquatint

you aquatint

he/she/it aquatints

we aquatint

you aquatint

they aquatint

Present continuous

I am aquatinting

you are aquatinting

he/she/it is aquatinting

we are aquatinting

you are aquatinting

they are aquatinting

Present perfect

I have aquatinted

you have aquatinted

he/she/it has aquatinted

we have aquatinted

you have aquatinted

they have aquatinted

Present perfect continuous

I have been aquatinting

you have been aquatinting

he/she/it has been aquatinting

we have been aquatinting

you have been aquatinting

they have been aquatinting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I aquatinted

you aquatinted

he/she/it aquatinted

we aquatinted

you aquatinted

they aquatinted

Past continuous

I was aquatinting

you were aquatinting

he/she/it was aquatinting

we were aquatinting

you were aquatinting

they were aquatinting

Past perfect

I had aquatinted

you had aquatinted

he/she/it had aquatinted

we had aquatinted

you had aquatinted

they had aquatinted

Past perfect continuous

I had been aquatinting

you had been aquatinting

he/she/it had been aquatinting

we had been aquatinting

you had been aquatinting

they had been aquatinting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will aquatint

you will aquatint

he/she/it will aquatint

we will aquatint

you will aquatint

they will aquatint

Future continuous

I will be aquatinting

you will be aquatinting

he/she/it will be aquatinting

we will be aquatinting

you will be aquatinting

they will be aquatinting

Future perfect

I will have aquatinted

you will have aquatinted

he/she/it will have aquatinted

we will have aquatinted

you will have aquatinted

they will have aquatinted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been aquatinting

you will have been aquatinting

he/she/it will have been aquatinting

we will have been aquatinting

you will have been aquatinting

they will have been aquatinting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would aquatint

you would aquatint

he/she/it would aquatint

we would aquatint

you would aquatint

they would aquatint

Conditional continuous

I would be aquatinting

you would be aquatinting

he/she/it would be aquatinting

we would be aquatinting

you would be aquatinting

they would be aquatinting

Conditional perfect

I would have aquatint

you would have aquatint

he/she/it would have aquatint

we would have aquatint

you would have aquatint

they would have aquatint

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been aquatinting

you would have been aquatinting

he/she/it would have been aquatinting

we would have been aquatinting

you would have been aquatinting

they would have been aquatinting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you aquatint
we let´s aquatint
you aquatint

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to aquatint

Past participle

aquatinted

Present Participle

aquatinting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF AQUATINT

Find out the translation of aquatint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of aquatint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aquatint» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 飞尘
• Translator English - Spanish: aguatinta
• English: aquatint
• Translator English - Hindi: कलमकारी
• Translator English - Arabic: المائي
• Translator English - Russian: акватинтой
• Translator English - Portuguese: aquatint
• Translator English - Bengali: aquatint
• Translator English - French: aquatinte
• Translator English - Malay: Aquatint
• Translator English - German: Aquatinta
• Translator English - Japanese: アクアチント
• Translator English - Korean: aquatint
• Translator English - Javanese: Aquatint
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phép khắc đồng bằng a cít
• Translator English - Tamil: அஃஉஅதிந்த்
• Translator English - Marathi: एक्जिटिंट
• Translator English - Turkish: bakır levhayı kezzapla işleme yöntemi
• Translator English - Italian: acquatinta
• Translator English - Polish: akwatinta
• Translator English - Ukrainian: акватинтою
• Translator English - Romanian: aquatint
• Translator English - Greek: ακουατίντα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: aqua
• Translator English - Swedish: aquatinten
• Translator English - Norwegian: akvatint

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AQUATINT»

Discover the use of aquatint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aquatint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Magical secrets about aquatint: spit bite, sugar lift & ...

In this book, the third in a series about etchings, Emily York discusses 46 aquatints by 32 artists, with special attention to fascinating sequential works by Richard Diebenkorn and Al Held.

Emily York, Kathan Brown, 2008

Complete Printmaker

The process of aquatint should be mastered by every printmaker who intends to do serious work in etching. The wide variety of grays, ranging from delicate, light washes to rich, deep blacks are indispensable to the artist who wants tonality in ...

John Ross, 2009

Etching, Engraving and Other Intaglio Printmaking Techniques

Materials and Equipment dry plate with aquatint that has been bitten in acid newspaper alcohol varnolene scrubbing brush rags or paper towels Process. Place your dry plate on newspaper. Pour on alcohol— if you've used rubbing ink. you'll ...

Ruth Leaf, 2012

Printmaking: In a Transforming South Africa

an aquatint plate. As with other grounds, aquatint can also be applied as a liquid: rosin in alcohol is floated onto the plate, and then allowed to evaporate. An almost obsolete process is the application of flowers-of-sulphur in olive oil, producing ...

‎1997

Indian Renaissance: British Romantic Art and the Prospect of ...

Robert H. Colebrooke, South West View of Ootra-Durgam, 1794, Aquatint after Colebrooke, India Office Collections, British Library, London 83. Alexander Allan, Ryacottah, 1794, Aquatint after Allan, India Office Collections, British Library, ...

Hermione De Almeida, George H. Gilpin, 2005

Practical Guide to Etching and Other Intaglio Printmaking ...

AQUATINT AND THE CREATION OF TONAL PASSAGES 72 Preparing the Aquatint Powder . . . The Rosin Bag . . . Dusting the Plate with the Rosin Bag . . . The Aquatint Box . . . Stopping Out Aquatint . . . Biting a Soft Edge on Aquatint .

Manly Banister, 1969

The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914

Though colored aquatint engraving flourished in England for no more than half a century, the books adorned by this process remain among the most attractive in the history of illustration. The general employment of aquatint coincided with the ...

Gordon Norton Ray, 1976

The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art

In Germany Max Klinger (1857–1920) was the most effective exponent of aquatint. In 1891 Mary Cassatt (1844–1926) made a set of ten colour-printed aquatints 'in imitation of Japanese prints' which exploited the medium's potential for the ...

Gerald W. R. Ward, 2008

Discovering Antique Prints

J. ( l76l-l 839): engraver, etcher (soft-ground), aquatint. Lc Blon, J. C. (l667-l74l ): mezzotint colour printer. Le Blond, A. ( l8l9-94): engraver, colour printer after Baxter. Le Keux, H. (l787-l868): engraver. Le Keux, J. (l783-l846): engraver. Le Keux ...

Ronald Russell, 2001

Tempting the Palette: A Survey of Color Printing Processes

OF ALL THE INTAGLIO TECHNIQUES developed to reproduce tone, none was more capable of a delicate, almost ethereal effect than aquatint. Its heyday was the late eighteenth century and its metier was the landscape. The technology of the ...

David Pankow, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AQUATINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aquatint is used in the context of the following news items.

City & Guilds: Artistic-Self Explored At London Degree Show 2015

The series of eight Aquatint prints rely less on the represented figure. Instead, colour bleeds organically like bodily fluids into the round forms ... «ArtLyst, Jul 15»

Annecy 2015: Thoughts From a First-Time Attendee

On the top floor was a nice collection of his early illustrations, made with aquatint or lithograph techniques. The Night Scotsman poster by ... «Cartoon Brew, Jul 15»

Artist spotlight: Printmaker Ashton Ludden explores relationships to …

“CCD” a copper engraving and aquatint, was done by Ashton Ludden. submitted. Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»

The Etcher's Eye

Etching enables Jane to apply a strength of line or fine detail which she combines with aquatint, creating a range of tone from black to very ... «The Oxford Times, Jul 15»

Audubon's 'Birds of America' at Yale: creating a masterwork one …

The original watercolors would be transferred onto copperplate engravings and printed in black and white. Aquatint would be added to certain ... «Yale News, Jul 15»

Menzies gamble on Fernand Leger pays off with 2015 auction record

A small aquatint by Pablo Picasso, one of an edition of 50, went for $29,455 on an estimate of $12,000 to $16,000 and a sculpture by Aristide ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»

Gifts bolster Bone Creek Museum's collection

The work is Aquatint, drypoint, and etching with electric engraving, 10 ½ x 11 in. It was donated to the Bone Creek Museum Collection. «Columbus Telegram, Jul 15»

FOUR WINDOWS TO BIG SUR IN GEO NARRATIVE

... II/V)] This mixed technique etching of INTAGLIO, DRYPOINT, and AQUATINT—executed on four zinc plates that were placed next to each ... «Absolutearts.com, Jun 15»

Six major pieces of Impressionist and Modern art sold at auction …

Young Woman on the Beach, an aquatint print by Edvard Munch (one of only 11 known impressions) - £1.85m at Christie's London on March ... «antiquestradegazette.com, Jun 15»

Resident Rendezvoyeur: Lost in Wonderland

I am not surprised when he pulls out an original 18th century Thomas and William Daniell aquatint from a drawer. History is alive here, to hold ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jun 15»