Photogravure
A photographic intaglio printing method refined by Karl Klíč around 1878 and 1879. Etched copper plates printed with rich ink gave deep, velvety images prized in art journals and by pictorialist photographers.
Spot it
- 01Rich velvety blacks
- 02Fine aquatint grain
- 03Plate-mark paper impression
Why it happens
A photographic gelatin resist and acid etch a copper plate to different depths, so each hollow holds more or less ink and prints dark or light tones with a fine grain.
Recreate it in Pixio
Image edit prompt“Print this image as a photogravure: deep velvety brown-black ink with luminous midtones, a fine aquatint grain, a visible embossed plate mark pressed into soft cream paper, delicate tonal transitions, and slightly uneven ink wiping at the edges. Keep the original subject and composition.”
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