The printmaking technique that uses acid to cut the lines of the image is called __________.
A) steel engraving
B) aquatint
C) etching
D) serigraph

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Etching involves covering a metal plate with wax, drawing the image into the wax, and then submerging the plate in acid. The acid eats away at the lines that were drawn, leaving behind an intaglio print. Steel engraving involves cutting lines into a metal plate with a burin. Aquatint involves creating tonal areas on the plate with a resist and then submerging it in acid. Serigraph involves using stencils to create the image and then pressing ink through the stencil onto the paper.

The Printmaking Technique That Uses Acid to Cut the Lines