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Spanish: aguafuertista

English translation: etcher / aquatint etcher



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Spanish term or phrase:aguafuertista
English translation:etcher / aquatint etcher
Entered by:Ana Buigues
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / biografía de pintor
Spanish term or phrase: aguafuertista
Se trata de la biografía de un pintor poco conocido que además de retratista era aguafuertista, es decir que hacía aguafuertes.
No encuentro no aguafuertista ni aguafuertes, y lo que he encontrado no me convence.
Muchas gracias por la ayuda
aidagda
Spain
etcher / aquatint etcher
Explanation:
el aguafuerte es un tipo de 'grabado' - por lo tanto un aguafuertista es simplimente un 'grabador' = an 'etcher'


Quizá puedes decir 'aquatint etcher'


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aq·ua·tint
n.

1.A process of etching capable of producing several tones by varying the etching time of different areas of a copper plate so that the resulting print resembles the flat tints of an ink or wash drawing.
2.An etching made by this process.




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Ana Buigues
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4 +2etcher / aquatint etcher
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etcher / aquatint etcher

Explanation:
el aguafuerte es un tipo de 'grabado' - por lo tanto un aguafuertista es simplimente un 'grabador' = an 'etcher'


Quizá puedes decir 'aquatint etcher'


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aq·ua·tint
n.

1.A process of etching capable of producing several tones by varying the etching time of different areas of a copper plate so that the resulting print resembles the flat tints of an ink or wash drawing.
2.An etching made by this process.




http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=aquatint

Ana Buigues
Spain
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PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
muchisimas gracias, disculpa la tardanza al dar los puntos

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