蚀刻版画是一种版画的作画方法，先在金属板上雕刻，然后用强酸腐蚀，制成凹版，再用油墨印刷成版画。现代也有用其他材料和其他化学腐蚀剂的方法。

做蚀刻版画的金属板一般用铜、锌或钢板，先涂上一层蜡，画家用针作画，也可以用宽刀画粗面，画出的线和面的蜡被去除，然后放到酸浴中浸泡或用酸洗，去除蜡的部分被腐蚀凹进去，完成后将蜡洗去，涂上油墨，擦去表面的油墨，只剩下凹线中的油墨，再用压力转印到纸上。一张版可以印制几百张版画，直到版面磨损。画家在制作蚀刻版画时，有时也直接刻制、修复部分线条。

Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types of material. As a method of printmaking, it is, along with engraving, the most important technique for old master prints, and remains in wide use today. In a number of modern variants such as microfabrication etching and photochemical milling it is a crucial technique in much modern technology, including circuit boards.