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burnished aquatint

French translation: aquatinte avec brunissage

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English term or phrase:burnished aquatint
French translation:aquatinte avec brunissage
Entered by: FX Fraipont (X)

18:40 Jun 3, 2017
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / contemporary art - video
English term or phrase: burnished aquatint
A propos de cette oeuvre de Goya, peut-on parler d'aquatinte brunie?
http://culturacolectiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/goya1...
Karine Sarant
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:03
aquatinte avec brunissage
Explanation:
"burnished aquatint
aquatinte avec brunissage
Aquatinte : (...) Procédé de gravure en creux sur métal, réalisé par attaque d'un mordant et dont le but est d'obtenir, à l'impression des valeurs à la manière d'un lavis, d'un pointillé ou d'un tramé et non à la manière d'un dessin au trait.
http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?la...
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 09:03
Grading comment
merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2aquatinte avec brunissage
FX Fraipont (X)
4 -1Aquatinte usée vieillie
HERBET Abel
3 -1aquantinte vernie
Hélène OShea


  

Answers


59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
aquantinte vernie


Explanation:
Burnish means polished il me semblerait. Donc vernie ou poncée mais poncée n'est pas utilisée en art

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burnish


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Aquatinte not aquatinte sorry I'm on my phone!

Hélène OShea
Ireland
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER: oui
8 hrs
disagree  Yvonne Gallagher: No. sorry, but burnishing is not the same as varnishing http://davidkrutprojects.com/about/glossary-of-printmaking-t... //:-)
13 hrs
  -> yes you're right. my mistake.
disagree  B D Finch: No, burnishing is a physical treatment of the plate after it has been etched, after removal of the varnish and before printing from it.
23 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
aquatinte avec brunissage


Explanation:
"burnished aquatint
aquatinte avec brunissage
Aquatinte : (...) Procédé de gravure en creux sur métal, réalisé par attaque d'un mordant et dont le but est d'obtenir, à l'impression des valeurs à la manière d'un lavis, d'un pointillé ou d'un tramé et non à la manière d'un dessin au trait.
http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?la...

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 194
Grading comment
merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: http://davidkrutprojects.com/about/glossary-of-printmaking-t...
13 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  B D Finch
22 hrs
  -> thanks!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Aquatinte usée vieillie


Explanation:
Idée

HERBET Abel
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Yvonne Gallagher: vieillie n'est pas burnished!
12 hrs
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