What is Nature Printing ? Defintion: Nature printing is an ingenious method of printing pictures of natural things such as leaves, seaweed and even snake skin. It differed from most other printing me...
Definition: Photogravure printing is a method of printing high quality images using photographic and etching techniques. In the early 20th century, some superb artworks were produced using photogravur...
Definition of a lithograph: A lithograph is an artwork or illustration printed from a stone block onto paper. One of the most notable artists to use lithography was Carl Brodtmann of Switzerland, ren...
An etching is a print that is made using acid to make the recessed lines in a printing plate. Etching became the printing process most attractive to artists from the mid 19th century, as it allowed d...
An engraving is a print that was made using an engraved printing plate. In printing, to engrave means to carve a pattern in a printing plate. The engraved pattern retains the ink used to print the im...
What is an aquatint? An aquatint is a type of art print. Aquatints are printed from an image etched onto a metal plate with acid and tools.It's called "aquatint" as the prints often resemble watercolo...
Definition: A blind stamp is a colorless impression that is embossed without ink onto a print. It is a distinguishing mark for the artist or owner.Blind stamps are usually quite unobtrusive, although...
If you collect antique prints, you may have wondered what the mysterious text below the image means.In fact, the text reveals quite a lot such as the name of the artist and the printing method used.Ho...
An antique print is one that was made more than one hundred years ago. At top antique fairs we have attended, such as the Grosvenor House Antiques Fair in London, items must usually be at least 100 ye...
