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English translation: dry etching

14:45 Jul 21, 2022
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Bookbinding
Spanish term or phrase: Grabados en seco
Hi there, I'm looking for help with "grabados en seco."

Some context:

No podemos olvidarnos tampoco de la experimentación con nuevos tipos de tintas, encuadernaciones y acabados especiales (troquelados, grabados en seco, barnizados, etc.) que alcanzan a otros sentidos del lector, más allá de su vista.

Thank you!
Poughkeepsie
Spain
Local time: 12:32
English translation:dry etching
Explanation:
Here is some information on this in Spanish, which mentions the term "chemical dry etching." I'd hesitate to use the word "chemical" because there are three different types of dry etchings mentioned: https://www.plasma.com/es/glosario-de-tecnologia-del-plasma/... Here is another site that mentions the term "dry etching": https://www.plasmaetch.com/dry-etching.php. I went to art school and did etchings, but am a little out of touch with the latest techniques, but my guess is that these are artists using industrial techniques for fine art purposes. If you want to be sure, try contacting the Tamarind Institute in Albuquerque, NM, which is a well-respected school for printmaking.
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Rowena Galavitz
United States
Local time: 04:32
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4 +2dry etching
Rowena Galavitz
4dry engravings
neilmac


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dry etching


Explanation:
Here is some information on this in Spanish, which mentions the term "chemical dry etching." I'd hesitate to use the word "chemical" because there are three different types of dry etchings mentioned: https://www.plasma.com/es/glosario-de-tecnologia-del-plasma/... Here is another site that mentions the term "dry etching": https://www.plasmaetch.com/dry-etching.php. I went to art school and did etchings, but am a little out of touch with the latest techniques, but my guess is that these are artists using industrial techniques for fine art purposes. If you want to be sure, try contacting the Tamarind Institute in Albuquerque, NM, which is a well-respected school for printmaking.

Rowena Galavitz
United States
Local time: 04:32
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
1 hr
agree  neilmac: Which part of "largely synonymous" did you fail to grasp?
15 hrs
  -> Sorry, ProZ limits characters and wanted to include URL! Engravings cut plate with a burin. Traditional etchings cut plate with acid, rocker, or finely-pointed pointed tool--so called "drypoint." Subtle difference. Check out engravers.com. Cheers!
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dry engravings


Explanation:
Literally.

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Note added at 11 mins (2022-07-21 14:56:59 GMT)
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http://www.print-makers.com/en/printmakers/historia/

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Note added at 19 hrs (2022-07-22 10:04:42 GMT)
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"Etching is an intaglio printmaking process in which lines or areas are incised using acid into a metal plate in order to hold the ink. "
Engraving: "the process or art of engraving a design on a hard surface, especially to make a print."
I don't see a tremendous difference in those two definitions plucked at random from the Internet.

Example sentence(s):
  • Their particular shapes and angles make these tools optimal for dry engraving techniques
  • Tried a dry Engraving and it worked well

    https://www.pinterest.com/pin/tried-a-dry-engraving-and-it-worked-well-with-this-prairie-cream-flagstone--457115430919622452/
    https://www.print-makers.com/en/printmakers/historia/
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 12:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for this. I couldn't find anything convincing about bookbinding and dry engravings but it looks like you did. Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge
12 mins
  -> Cheers :-)
disagree  Rowena Galavitz: Engravings are prints made from metal plates that have been engraved with burins. See: https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/collection-areas/dra...
3 hrs
  -> Etchings and engravings are synonymous in my opinion, and I think a "neutral" would have been a more worthy response.
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