Photography Has Taken Over

Of course, with modern technology affecting all walks of life, it is hardly surprising that new means are being used to do the job that was once performed by engravers and so now-a-days, photography is the preferred method for commercial needs, and in printmaking use is now made of etching instead of engraving.

The process used in engraving requires a hard steel tool to be used to cut designs on surfaces of which the copper plate is most often used. Of the different types of lines, the burin as the hard steel tool is known as will produce a very unique line that is usually steady as well as deliberate having very neat edges. Needless to say, different tools are used for different purposes.

The earliest know specimen of engraving was jewelry that dates to the first millennium Before Christ and the earliest methods used were known as chasing. Later, it came to be used for decorative purposes and still later it developed into engraving of copper printing plates in order to get more artwork images onto paper. However, etching began to give it a stiff run for its money since it was easier to perform and learn, and it soon gained the edge over it.

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