engraving

Czech translation: rytina

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English term or phrase:engraving
Czech translation:rytina

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13:44 Jul 20, 2009
English to Czech translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: engraving
Definition from About.com: painting:
An illustration made by cutting lines into a surface (usually wood or metal), inking the surface, and then printing it. Also the process of creating such an illustration.

Example sentence(s):
  • In order to create quality detailed engravings, the engraver is required to accurately execute many cuts or lines in the metal that vary in length, width, and depth. Engraving School
  • Copper plate and wood engraving played an important role in the production of art prints and was commonly used throughout literature for the purpose of pictorial representations in the print industry. Adone Galleries
  • Artist Ron Adams, who says he is attracted to engraving because of its graphic, black-and-white quality and its close relationship to drafting, uses engraving to create meticulously detailed human figures. Collector's Guide
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rytina
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Rytina je nejstarší technikou tisku z hloubky, zároveň se jedná o jednu z nejobtížnějších technik a dnes je poměrně vzácná. Jejím základním principem je ostře vedená čára, která nepřipouští žádnou improvizaci
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Definition from Wikipedia:
Rytina je nejstarší technikou tisku z hloubky, zároveň se jedná o jednu z nejobtížnějších technik a dnes je poměrně vzácná. Jejím základním principem je ostře vedená čára, která nepřipouští žádnou improvizaci

Example sentence(s):
  • Umělecká rytina na skle, rytá kresba, ztvárnění klasických i abstraktních motivů za využití plastické průzračnosti skla. - Artglass  
  • Umělecká rytina - rytina na mědi je tradiční technikou rytí skla. - kfdesign  
  • Manželé I.a M. Střechovský (*1960 a 1968) se věnují společně rytině a to ocelorytině a rytině do mědi, tausírování, povrchové úpravy zbraní. - webzdarma  

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Just to add engraving may be also pronoun "rytecký"
Sarka Rubkova
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