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INK TONE [6 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2005-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engraving and Printmaking (Arts)
  • Intaglio Printing
DEF

An etching technique that preserves the artist’s brushwork and permits broad areas of color instead of thin, dry lines.

OBS

The artist begins by painting the metal plate with a solution of sugar and black ink. The entire plate is then coated with an acid-resistant varnish. When the plate is immersed in warm water, the sugar mixture melts, lifting away part of the varnish. The plate is then grained for texture... and dipped in acid. Where the varnish has been lifted, the acid bites into the plate. In printing, ink gathers in this etched area and creates a rich black tone on the paper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gravure d'art
  • Impression en creux (héliogravure)
OBS

Ce procédé, apparenté à l'aquatinte, diffère cependant de l'aquatinte normale où le trait est délimité par une couche de vernis protecteur ; ici, le pinceau de l'artiste retrouve son rôle premier. Pour dessiner l'image sur la planche, le graveur trempe un pinceau dans un liquide visqueux (généralement une solution saturée de sucre ou du sirop de maïs). Quant le dessin est sec, l'artiste recouvre toute la surface de la planche d'une couche de vernis pour eau-forte (vernis dur). Lorsque le vernis est sec, il plonge la planche dans un bain d'eau chaude qui fait gonfler le sucre et soulève le vernis, laissant à nu le motif, tandis que le reste de la planche conserve son vernis. Il recouvre ensuite d'une aquatinte les parties mises à nu et procède à la morsure.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

An ink made with a ferro-cyanide pigment which gives it a bronzy tone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

The lateral migration of ink beyond the edges of image areas in releif printing.

OBS

It is caused by excess ink or excess printing impression and results in tone distortion.

Key term(s)
  • squeeze out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
DEF

Débordement latéral de l'encre en surface des caractères ou de l'image, apparaissant surtout dans les procédés d'impression en relief.

OBS

Le défaut est causé par un excès d'encre ou de pression d'impression. Le débordement d'encre peut boucher la trame.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tintas y colores (Artes gráficas)
DEF

En el reconocimiento óptico de caracteres impresos, es el desplazamiento de la tinta desde el centro del carácter hacia los bordes, haciendo que dichos bordes aparezcan más oscuros que el centro del carácter.

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Record 4 1998-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Publishing
  • Photography
DEF

A reproduction by screening of continuous tone artwork, such as of a photograph, with the image formed by dots of various sizes and a constant degree of separation. Essential to print reproduction processes utilizing a fixed ink film thickness such as for relief and planographic printing processes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éditique
  • Photographie
DEF

Image formée d'une combinaison variable de points noirs et blancs et qui donne l'impression de différents niveaux de gris.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

A combination of a normal letterpress ink and an oil-soluble dye of a different colour. The dye gradually bleeds out producing a halo around the dots which form the halftone image. The effect is that of two-colour printing.

Key term(s)
  • double tone ink

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Encre contenant deux colorants dont l'un sèche assez rapidement sans s'étaler et l'autre lentement en formant une auréole autour de chaque point imprimé.

OBS

Ces encres permettent d'imprimer en un seul passage sur machine typo des similigravures qui, après séchage, donneront deux tons différents.

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
CONT

Ink tones balance with pastels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)

Spanish

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