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Fall 2009<br />

Glossary<br />

Artist’s Pro<strong>of</strong><br />

Baren<br />

Bath<br />

Bleeding<br />

Burin<br />

Calligraphy<br />

Collagraph<br />

Counterpro<strong>of</strong><br />

Drypoint<br />

Edition<br />

Etching<br />

Impression<br />

Intaglio<br />

Installation Art<br />

One <strong>of</strong> a small set <strong>of</strong> prints set aside from the edition for the artist’s use.<br />

Also known as an épreuve d’artiste.<br />

Japanese tool used for applying pressure in the printing <strong>of</strong> woodcuts. It is<br />

made <strong>of</strong> a flat spiral piece <strong>of</strong> wood or bamboo about 5 inches in diameter<br />

and a backing disk.<br />

The mixture <strong>of</strong> acid and water in which intaglio plates are etched.<br />

Ink seepage or oozing around a printed Image, caused by excessive use <strong>of</strong><br />

ink, pressure or oil.<br />

A steel cutting tool with a sharp beveled point, used in engraving metal<br />

plates or carving stone. Also called graver.<br />

A refined type <strong>of</strong> handwriting characterized by elegant, curved script. In<br />

Japanese culture, calligraphy is a traditional method <strong>of</strong> writing, <strong>of</strong>ten done<br />

with a brush and ink.<br />

The Collagraph print is best described as a collage printmaking technique,<br />

where the image is composed from a variety <strong>of</strong> textured materials glued to<br />

a substrate and printed either in an intaglio or relief fashion.<br />

Printed image identical to the image on the block or plate and made by<br />

taking an impression <strong>of</strong> a wet pro<strong>of</strong>.<br />

The graphic process in which lines are scratched into the metal plates with<br />

a sharp tool, rather than with acid.<br />

In printmaking, all the copies <strong>of</strong> a print published at the same time or as<br />

part <strong>of</strong> the same publishing event. An edition can include several different<br />

versions or several exact copies <strong>of</strong> one image, and can be as small as two<br />

prints or as large as hundreds <strong>of</strong> prints.<br />

The graphic printmaking process which uses acids to create incised areas<br />

on a metal plate.<br />

The image printed from a stone, plate, woodblock, or any other matrix.<br />

Printing from the grooves or crevices engraved, scraped or etched into the<br />

plate.<br />

The use <strong>of</strong> three-dimensional materials to create a work <strong>of</strong> art that<br />

surrounds the viewer and creates its own environment in a gallery,<br />

museum, or other public space.<br />

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