An intaglio method in which areas of color are made by dusting powdered resin on a metal plate and then letting acid eat the plate surface away from around it.

Additional proofs from a print run that are not included in the regular edition, usually a/10th. of an edition. Pulled for the artists

An intaglio technique like engraving in which the image is drawn on a metal plate with a needle, raising a ridge which prints a soft line.

A form of intaglio printing where a metal plate is coated by a material which resist acid, called the ground. The artist then draws the design on the ground with a sharp tool which removes the ground where it touches the plate and, when the plate is put in an acid bath, the exposed parts are etched or eaten away. This produces the sunken line that will receive the ink.

Print artwork made using a specialized ink spray process (Giclee is French for

An all-metal plate engraving and etching process in which the printing areas are recessed. The lines that form the design are cut into the surface. The plate is inked and the wiped so that the paper receives the ink from the incised lines and not form the surface of the plate.

A reproduction of a painting using the lithography print making method. Lithography does not rely on surface elevation or indentation as does relief print. Instead it relies on the incompatibility of grease and water. The artist draws or paints with a greasy substance called tusche (pronounced toosh) on stones, aluminum or zinc plates. The surface is chemically treated, sponged with water and then inked. The greasy images drawn or painted on the surface accept the oil-based ink while the untouched areas moistened with water reject it. The ink is transferred to a paper by the pressure of the lithographic press.

Mezzotint

One-of-a-kind print made by painting on a sheet of glass or metal, and transferring the still-wet painting to a sheet of paper. Enough of the original paint remains on the plate after the transfer so that the same or different colors can be applied to make subsequent prints, but no two prints will be exactly alike.

A pigment mixed with a binder and applied with water to give a transparent effect.