For limited editions, cf. below. Engravings Prints taken on paper from incised plates. The two main classes of engravings are intaglio and relief. In intaglio engraving, the line engraved has a positive value. The line which is engraved on the plate is the line which appears on the print.
Heavy pressure is applied to the plate to extract the ink from the plate to the paper.
In relief engraving, the lines engraved are negatives to leave the design in relief. Prints taken on paper from plates incised using an acid to corrode the plates' surface. These types can best be understood through a differentiation of their emphasis. The distinction between the two types of prints is not clear-cut nor is it understood by all experts in the same way. Genre prints Prints depicting scenes from everyday life.