Aquatint is a specific method in printmaking, like drawing or painting in art.

Art Technique

Aquatint involves shading that gives a sense of depth or texture.

Tonal Shading

Unlike painting, aquatint affects the plate's surface to create the image.

Aquatints are artworks you might find exhibited in an art gallery.

Aquatints can be valuable and collected, like rare coins or stamps.

Think of aquatints as the finished artwork that comes from the aquatinting process.

When someone is aquatinting, they are in the process of making art using this technique.

Aquatinting involves active participation, similar to how one might carve or sculpt.

Aquatinting takes time, patience, and attention to detail, like many art forms.