line engraving

• Técnica de gravura em que o desenho é inciso numa chapa de metal com um buril, criando linhas finas e precisas que retêm a tinta para a impressão.

A printmaking technique where a design is cut into a metal plate using a burin, creating fine, precise lines that hold ink for printing.

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   A method of engraving where lines are cut into a metal plate (usually copper or steel) with a burin, used for creating detailed prints.

   Gravura a buril

   • The museum displayed a collection of 18th-century line engravings.
   • Line engraving requires great skill and precision with the burin.
   • Artists often use line engraving for book illustrations and banknotes.