Radierung acquaforte bakropis eau-forte etching (print) ets etsning grabado γκραβούρα תצריב Prints made from an etched printing plate, which is a metal plate on which a design is made by coating the plate with an acid-resistant substance, creating a design in the coating, and then exposing the plate to acid, which etches the plate where the metal is exposed. For designs incised directly into a copper plate using a burin or graver, use engravings (prints) (AAT).