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Meaning of "aquatint" in the English dictionary

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

ˈækwəˌtɪnt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AQUATINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AQUATINT

ain´t · blueprint · complaint · electrotint · hint · imprint · joint · mezzotint · mint · monotint · paint · point · points · print · retint · saint · sprint · stint · tint · undertint

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AQUATINT

aquarellist · aquaria · aquarial · aquarian · Aquarii · aquarist · aquarium · Aquarius · aquarobic · aquarobics · aquashow · aquatic · aquatic centre · aquatically · aquatics · aquatinta · aquatinter · aquatintist · aquatone · aquavit

WORDS THAT END LIKE AQUATINT

beside the point · clint · cut-off point · faint · flint · footprint · forint · in print · int · little stint · pick-up point · pint · price point · reprint · starting point · talking point · to the point · try for a point · up to a point · viewpoint

Synonyms and antonyms of aquatint in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «aquatint» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

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.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

飞尘
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

aguatinta
570 millions of speakers
en

English

aquatint
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

कलमकारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المائي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

акватинтой
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

aquatint
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

aquatint
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

aquatinte
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Aquatint
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Aquatinta
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

アクアチント
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

aquatint
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Aquatint
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phép khắc đồng bằng a cít
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அஃஉஅதிந்த்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

एक्जिटिंट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

bakır levhayı kezzapla işleme yöntemi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

acquatinta
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

akwatinta
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

акватинтою
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

aquatint
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακουατίντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aqua
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aquatinten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

akvatint
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aquatint

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AQUATINT»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aquatint

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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.
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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.
1
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»
2
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»
3
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»
4
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»
5
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»
6
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»
7
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»
8
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»
9
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»
10
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»
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