Print

Aquatint is a printmaking technique that produces tonal effects by using acid to eat into the printing plate creating sunken areas which hold the ink

Drypoint is a printmaking process in which a design is drawn on a plate with a sharp, pointed needle-like instrument

Engraving is a printmaking technique that involves making incisions into a metal plate which retain the ink and form the printed image

Etching is a printmaking technique that uses chemical action to produce incised lines in a metal printing plate which then hold the applied ink and form the image

Intaglio describes any printmaking technique in which the image is produced by incising into the printing plate – the incised line or area holds the ink and creates the image

Lithography is a printing process that uses a flat stone or metal plate on which the image areas are worked using a greasy substance so that the ink will adhere to them by, while the non-image areas are made ink-repellent

The monoprint is a form of printmaking where the image can only be made once, unlike most printmaking which allows for multiple originals

Offset lithography is a variation of the printing technique lithography

A variety of stencil printing, using a screen made from fabric (silk or synthetic) stretched tightly over a frame

Proof is a printing term applied to all individual impressions made before work on a printing plate or block is completed, in order to check progress of the image

A method of relief printing from a block of wood cut along the grain

A printmaking method distinct from woodcut in that the line is incised into the woodblock, rather than the background being cut away to leave a line in relief