Question

In which printing technique is ink applied to a design cut into a metal plate, which is then pressed onto paper to transfer the image?

Answer 1

Intaglio comes from the Italian word intagliare, meaning, "to incise." In intaglio printing, an image is incised with a pointed tool or "bitten" with acid into a metal plate, usually copper or zinc. The plate is covered with ink and then cleaned so that only the incised grooves contain ink.