| Intaglio | Relief | Planographic |
| Line systems | ||
| engraving, L15c | woodcut, 15c | lithography, L18c |
| etching, L15c | wood engraving, 18c | |
| Mixed-method engraving, 18c | ||
| Tonal systems | ||
| Mezzotint, 17c | chiaroscuro, 16c | |
| Stipple, m18c | ||
| Chalk, m18c | ||
| Soft-ground etching, m18c | ||
| Aquatint, L18c | ||
| Sugar lift aquatint, ca 1780 | relief etching (illuminated printing) 1788 | |