collagraphy
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Collagraphy — This article is about the printmaking process. For the photographic process, see Collotype. For decorative writing, see Calligraphy. Collagraphy (sometimes spelled collography) is a printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid… … Wikipedia
printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… … Universalium
Printmaking — Mount Fuji, from the Thirty six Views of Mount Fuji, color woodcut by Katsushika Hokusai This article is about techniques of printmaking as a fine art. For the history of printmaking in Europe, see Old master print. For the Japanese printmaking… … Wikipedia
-graphy — is an English suffix. Words that include the suffix usually are about a work, an art, or a field of study. Contents 1 Etymology 2 Arts 2.1 Writing 2.2 Science … Wikipedia
Collography — (sometimes spelled collagraphy ) is a printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood). The term collography is derived from the Greek words collo , meaning glue and graph , meaning the activity… … Wikipedia
Collotype — This article is about the photographic process. For the printmaking process, see Collagraphy. Postcard with the theme of Alte Oper in Frankfurt am Main, about 1900. Collotype is a dichromate based photographic process invented by Alphonse… … Wikipedia
printmaking — noun The field of art concerned, roughly, with the transferal of ink or paint from a plate or block or through a screen mesh to paper. See Also: intaglio, serigraphy, monoprint, xilography, woodcut, viscosity printing, acquatint, linocut … Wiktionary
collagraph — /ˈkɒləgræf/ (say koluhgraf) noun a print from an inked collage prepared on a plate in an intaglio or relief fashion. –collagraphic, adjective –collagraphy, noun …
