Etching The technique of reproducing a design by coating a metal plate with wax and drawing with a sharp instrument called a stylus through the wax down to the metal. The plate is put in an acid bath, which eats away the incised lines; it is then heated to dissolve the wax and finally inked and printed on paper. The resulting print is called the etching.
Giclee Also known as IRIS, is French for a Spurt of Color. The Giclee produces a fine art print far superior in quality to any other printing method. Original art can be reproduced on paper, or canvas, with absolute accuracy. Giclees are made individually. Because of their labor-intensive nature they are expensive to make. The process is slow and exacting. However, the outstanding results exceed the expectations of even the most demanding artist or collector.
Lithograph A process in which proofs are pulled on a special litho-press from a flat surface that is chemically sensitized to take ink only on the design areas and to repel it on the blank areas.
Serigraph A printing technique based on stenciling. Ink or paint is pushed through a fine screen made of silk. Masks are used to produce the design by blocking ink. These masks can be made of paper or from varnish applied to the silk itself. Synonym: silk-screen painting: A color stencil printing process in which a special paint is forced through a fine screen onto the paper beneath. Areas, which do not print, are blocked with photosensitive emulsion that has been exposed with high intensity arc lights. A squeegee is pulled from back to front, producing a direct transfer of the image from screen to paper. A separate stencil is required for each color and one hundred colors or more may be necessary to achieve the desired effect. A serigraph, also referred to as a screen print, differs from other graphics in that its color is made up of paint films rather than printing ink stains. This technique is extremely versatile, and can create effects similar to oil color, transparent washes as well as gouache and pastel.
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