Just a little cross-hatching, a little rough spluttering work with the burin, and we have this bit of marvellous irony. |
The seals were generally cut from steatite and were carved in intaglio or incised with a copper burin. |
By manipulating the plate with his left hand in harmony with the motions of the burin, the engraver can facilitate the direction of the lines, as well as steadying the plate. |
The beryl crystals were presumably cut out of this rock with a sharp-pointed metal tool, perhaps an iron blade or burin. |
The principal process of entaglio engravings are the burin, the etching, the dry point and the aquatinte. |
She learned to handle the burin, and succeeded in this as in every thing else. |