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A process that produces recessed areas in the plate surface that holds ink. A metal plate is immersed in a shallow tray containing an acid solution that chemically dissolves the metal not protected by an acid resist.
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| acid bath |
Chemical solution used for biting into the non-blocked areas of a metal printing plate. Nitric acid in solution is the most usual but the slow action of ferric chloride is preferred for the aquatint, etc.
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