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gravure

gravure

1 9.9
A printing method using a metal plate cut to make rich, detailed pictures
  • noun
  • /ɡrəˈvjʊr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : grabado
  • For example, he tells us about Joseph Wesbecker, who killed eight co-workers and himself in a rage assault on the Standard Gravure printing plant in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • gravure printing

Examples

  • That and the gravure illustrations most distinctly remind me of a Limited Editions Club book, though its size is considerably smaller than most LEC offerings.

    Blog text (17)
  • The art exhibit featured stunning gravure prints that showcased intricate details and rich textures.

  • Commercial printing (except for gravure) using ink-on-paper technology is a binary process.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Gravure illustrations by D. H. Greaves LTD, Scarborough.

    Blog text (17)
  • Intaglio printing or gravure.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Digital, film, inkjet, silver, platinum, collodion, gravure... all of the processes and hybrid blends of these processes that are available to us today are equally capable of superior results.

    Blog text (15)
  • She collected gravure images from famous photographers to display in her gallery.

  • The book includes a section dedicated to gravure techniques used in contemporary art.

Synonyms

print
vsgravure
105 3.6

A picture made by pressing paper on a carved surface with ink

is the overall method and the plate as well as the resulting images
printing
vsgravure
31 1.0

The process of putting ink on paper to make pages for books or newspapers

refers specifically to an engraved or etched plate process for prints
printing process
vsgravure
1 3.0

A way of making copies of text or pictures by putting ink on paper

is a specific engraved plate method for high quality image reproduction
intaglio
vsgravure
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A way of making prints where carved lines hold the ink

is the named process and its prints rather than the general technique
intaglio printing
vsgravure
  • Specialized
8.5

A printing method where an image is cut into a metal plate and the cuts hold ink to make prints

is the specific process and its plates as well as the final prints
photogravure
vsgravure
  • Archaic
9.9

A printing method that uses a photo on a metal plate to make very detailed prints

uses manual engraving or etching rather than a photographic transfer
heliogravure
vsgravure
  • Specialized
9.9

An art print made by copying a photograph onto a metal plate and printing it

is the engraved or etched process that does not rely on photography

Surface Forms

gravure singular
gravures plural

Etymology

The word gravure comes from the French verb graver, which means 'to cut into' and is the same idea as the English word engrave. A gravure is a print made from a plate with the image cut into it, so the name explains why these prints have deep, rich detail.