copperplate

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Recent Examples of copperplate The resulting copperplate is dated July 4, 1823. Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2020 For this work, the artist used a scraper on copperplate with determined strength, creating a print with a range of tone similar to watercolor. Peter Saenger, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2021 Those include open studio time every Monday afternoon, as well as copperplate etching with a master printmaker; monotype etching classes; drawing from the south; oil and watercolor painting classes; and Leonardo's Legacy classes. Sheila D. Grissett, NOLA.com, 17 Jan. 2021 Small wooden doors with the owners’ names painted in copperplate. Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2018 In Rothenburg, Germany, appreciate the printmakers selling etchings made with the same copperplate techniques that artist Albrecht Duerer used 500 years ago. Rick Steves' Europe, The Seattle Times, 25 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copperplate
Noun
  • Choose from a cursive, straight design, or a more modern side initial layout to pick the style that best captures the special mom in your life.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 5 May 2025
  • Strong reading skills are essential for success, and visitors should have someone in the group who can read cursive.
    Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In June, the gallery will feature the woodcut prints of Jenn Garrison on textiles and paper.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2025
  • The posters are available in the South Shore Arts Gift Shop at The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road in Munster and priced at $35 to $100 with autographed prints available.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Forty-two students helped to transfer the original messages onto large river rocks, replicating not only their words but the original handwriting and drawings.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2025
  • In addition, a double-sided leaf notebook that Lincoln used as a boy in school, which has the earliest surviving examples of his handwriting, sold for $521,200.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Inspired by her penmanship, the Crayola crayons came in handy as people sketched absentmindedly on paper surfaces throughout the meal.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Jeff Probst commented on this penmanship misdirection on the latest episode of his On Fire with Jeff Probst podcast.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Noah had jumped across my body to poach the lob with his backhand.
    Kelly Schwartz, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
  • Philips sticked away a backhand attempt by Minnesota’s Brooke McQuigge just 35 seconds into overtime, with the Frost forward getting loose in front of the Ottawa net.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Use it to build content calendars, write reels scripts, or even draft ad copy. 4.
    Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
  • The white script font and cookie image on the packaging also mimic the Nutter Butter packaging, the snack company claims.
    Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 30 May 2025

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“Copperplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copperplate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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