Arrange the following in order of the printing process:
(A) Drawing
(B) Zinc plate
(C) Acid bite
(D) Ground
(E) Inking and Printing

Question

In etching, soft ground is used:

Answer 1

The printing process sequence is as follows:

Zinc plate preparation (B): The etching base is readied.
Ground application (D): A resist material protects the plate from acid.
Design drawing (A): The design is created on the ground-covered plate.
Acid etching (C): Exposed plate parts are etched by acid, forming the design.
Inking and printing (E): The design is transferred to paper or another surface.

This sequence is standard for intaglio techniques such as etching and aquatint.

LIST I		LIST II
A	Pointillism	I	One layer painting technique
B	S’graffito	II	Small dabs of pure colours
C	Alla Prima	III	Painting wet paint on wet paint
D	Wet on Wet	IV	Sketching into wet paint layer

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