Intaglio is the printmaking process in
which lines are incised into the surface of a plate. It is the direct opposite of a <span>relief
print. Western artists used the process of intaglio by means of metal plates that
are cut and ink after. In intaglio printing, a cutting tool called a burin is
used to cut into the metal plate the lines that are going to be printed, this
process is called engraving. </span>
