A clear plastic used as a medium or as a vehicle for pigments. Many artists prefer acrylics over oils because the end result tends to be brighter, and the paint dries much quicker which gives creative latitude for many painters. Acrylics give off fewer noxious fumes. There is an indication that acrylics hold up over time better than oil.

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’ approval and for their personal use.

Relief is the form of sculpture that comes nearest to painting, both having composition, perspective, and the play of light and shadow. A sculpture executed upon and attached to a flat surface. Between three-dimensional and two- dimensional art combining both sculpture and drawing/painting.

Bronze is and alloy of copper and tin which is used for sculpture.

Cast paper art provides added dimension to flat art with sculptured forms that extend out above the initial surface. Abstracts cast paper pieces take on a topographic quality. Cast paper art it typically made from handmade paper fiber that are suspended in solution until the model is ready for application. Layers of these fibers are applied to the model to build up the forms.

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.

Diptych (Pronounced dip-tick)is a painting in two parts, sometimes attached panel. Triptych is composed of three parts, a tetratych, four.

A painting process that uses egg yolk to bind pigments. The artist must manufacture the paints him or herself by the simple process of mixing finely ground pigment, water and diluted egg yolk. The paint is then applied in a method where the optical laws of egg tempera are obeyed thus the unique surface of egg tempera will be achieved. In addition to making the paint, the artist also has to prepare the ground on which to paint on.

Pigment is mixed with melted wax and resin and then applied to a surface while hot.

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 “to spray”). The Giclee print is unmatched in print standard for museums, galleries, publishers, and artists. First captured digitally and then refine by the artist and master printer through a series of proofs to ensure the color and clarity, the Giclee print is the closest possible reproduction of an original artwork afforded by technology. Both the ink and the archival paper onto which the image is transferred offer up to 70-year light-fastness and UV-resistance under proper storing conditions.

A watercolor medium which is mixed with finely ground white pigment to provide an opaque paint.

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 “black manner” is the technique which, contrary to the other methods in use, works from black to white rather than white to black. This is achieved by laying down a texture on a plate by means of a pointed roulette wheel or a sharp rocker. The burrs thus created trap a large quantity of ink and give a rich black. The mezzotint artist then scrapes away the burr in areas he wants to be grey or white. The process produces soft, subtle gradations and is usually combined with etching or engraving which lend clean-lined definition. Historically, the technique has been associated with England, and is often referred to as “The English Method”.

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.

Originating in the Renaissance era, a monotype is one image painted on a Plexiglas, copper or other non-porous surface with oil or water based inks and then transferred to paper with a press. A monotype is considered an original work of art.

A powdered pigment which is held together with oil, usually linseed oil.

Pastel is not colored chalk. It is pure pigment – the same pigment used in making all fine art paints. It is the most permanent or all media when applied to a permanent ground and properly framed. The word pastel comes from the French work “pastische”. The pure, powdered pigment is ground into a paste, with a small amount of gum binder and then rolled into sticks.

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