Process of lightly rubbing an intaglio plate, after it has been inked in the normal way, with a soft rag to produce a blurred, fuzzy effect.
A technique sometimes used in the final wiping of intaglio plates. A fine muslin is dragged along the inked lines to soften their definition and give a richer, almost drypoint effect.
An intaglio inking method of wiping the inked plate so that some of the ink is "dragged" out of the grooves and onto the plate surface, giving a softened and feathered printing result.
In printmaking, a method of leaving a trace of the ink on the surface of an intaglio plate; the process makes the value of the incised lines richer.
a refinement of Intaglio printing used to achieve a softening and more atmospheric effect.
Increasing the richness of tones by drawing the ink from the hollows by carefully rubbing an inked and wiped plate with a piece of cloth or felt.
A manner of wiping intaglio plates that provides a softer characteristic to the printed line. By pulling a cheesecloth across the wiped plate, a little of the ink is pulled out of the incised lines.