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Record 1 2004-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

Opening up or lessening the density in a negative.

OBS

Back etching is used ini lithography for color correcting continuous-tone negatives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
DEF

Augmenter ou diminuer la densité des tons d'un négatif; pratiquée en lithographie pour corriger les couleurs dans les négatifs à ton continu.

OBS

Glossaire 57

Spanish

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