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photogravure


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photogravure

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An intaglio photomechanical process in which the metal printing plate is prepared using a bichromate process, leaving a gelatin resist of varying thickness. The plate is etched to form cells of varying depth able to hold different amounts of ink. If done with an aquatint grain, use "photoaquatint."

Variations

heliogravure

heliogravure

gravure printing

gravure printing

gravure

photoetching

printing, gravure

Talbot-Klic process

photo-etching

fotogravure

héliogravure

Fotogravüre

Photogravüre

Heliogravüre

fotoincisione

fotograbado

fotogravyr

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