<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">soft-ground etching</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>etching</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>etching, soft-ground</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>soft ground</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>soft ground etching</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>soft-ground</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>soft-ground technique</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>vernis mou</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Printing process in which the ground is mixed with a soft substance, such as tallow, allowing the rendering of textured lines and areas when the plate is etched. Sometimes, paper is placed over the grounded plate and drawn on, to pick up the ground. ]]></note></mads>