soft-ground etching
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soft-ground etching
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Printing process in which the ground is mixed with a soft substance, such as tallow, allowing the rendering of textured lines and areas when the plate is etched. Sometimes, paper is placed over the grounded plate and drawn on, to pick up the ground.
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etching, soft-ground
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soft ground
soft-ground
soft ground etching
soft-ground technique
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