–Â The artist prepares a metal plate by polishing it to a smooth finish.
–Â The artist then uses a sharp tool called a burin to incise the design into the plate.
–Â The plate is then inked by rolling it over with an ink roller.
–Â The inked plate is then placed on a printing press and pressed onto paper.
–Â The pressure of the press forces the ink from the incised lines onto the paper, transferring the image to the paper.