Glossary of Art Terms www.northbynature.com/index_008.htm North American Wildlife Art for Wildlife conservation Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:38:28 GMT Web Easy by Avanquest Software <![CDATA[<DIV><FONT color="#0000a0">Glossary of Art Terms</FONT></DIV>]]> To help you get a better understanding of various aspects of the art business, we have put together a glossary of Art Terms and their definitions which you might find helpful. ]]> www.northbynature.com/index_008.htm Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:38:28 GMT ]]> www.northbynature.com/index_008.htm#1 <![CDATA[<DIV><FONT color="#0000a0">Glossary of Art Terms</FONT></DIV>]]>

Acid-Free Paper
Paper treated to neutralize its natural acidity in order to protect fine art prints from discoloration and deterioration.

Acrylic  A plastic used as a medium for pigments in painting or as a casting material in sculpture

Applique

(Fr. "Applied"; pron. apli-KAY) A cutout attached to a background.

 

Archival quality - This term refers to the permanence and the longevity of the medium of artwork. In digital printing the paper has to be acid free, lignin free, usually with good colour retention and the ink is permanent, non-fading, high-quality ink to meet the criteria of archival quality.

 

Art Print

A print is a copy of an original painting produced using any mechanical method which ensures that all of the copies will be identical. Examples of fine art printing methods are : wood block prints, linocuts, silk-screens (also called serigraphs), lithographs, etchings, giclée (also called digital prints).
 

 Artist's Proof

Artist proofs originally were hand picked by the artist during the printing process after the presses were re-inked. The images were usually of a higher color quality and much more vibrant and clear than those found later during the printing run. The artist was allocated about 10% of the total printing for his/her own use and these hand picked prints were signed and numbered differently than the regular edition. Today, with the quality of offset lithography being much better and more consistent, artist proofs do not usually afford the buyer any better quality print than those of a regular edition. Though the value as a collectable is greatly increased.

 

Autobiographical
An artwork is autobiographical when it tells details about the artist's life

 

Bas-relief  Sculpture in which the figure projects only slightly from the background.

 

Bust

A portrait or sculpture from the mid-torso or shoulders up

 

Canvas Transfer - Art reproduction on canvas which is created by a process such as serigraphy, photomechanical or giclée printing. Some processes can even recreate the texture, brush strokes and aged appearance of the original work.

Catalogue  Complete descriptive listing of an artist's works.

Collage A work made by gluing pieces of paper, fabric, etc., onto a flat surface.

Certificate of Authenticity - COA
Certifies the authenticity of an individual piece in an edition

 

Diptych: (pron. DIP-tick) A two part painting, often of attached panels. A triptych is composed of three parts, a tetratych four, etc.

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