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'''Intaglio''' (/ɪnˈtæli.oʊ/ in-tal-ee-oh) is the family of [[printing]] and [[printmaking]] techniques in which the image is incised into a surface, and the incised line or sunken area holds the [[ink]].

== Description ==

Normally, copper or zinc plates are used as a surface or matrix, and the incisions are created by etching, [[engraving]], drypoint, aquatint or mezzotint.

== Collography ==

[[Collagraphy|Collagraphs]] may also be printed as intaglio plates.

== Relief printing ==

Intaglio is the direct opposite of a [[relief printing|relief print]].

== See also ==

* [[Collagraphy]]
* [[Engraving]]
* [[Ink]]
* [[Printmaking]]
* [[Relief printing]]
* [[Visual arts]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intaglio_(printmaking) Intaglio] @ Wikipedia

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[[Category:Visual arts]]