Art Terms

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_{Tirage   French term meaning "output."  To have the tirage of a limited edition work is to have full information concerning the total number of prints in an edition, the date and workshop where completed as well as how the total edition is broken down. As an example, the tirage of a print could be: 1-300 + I-CL + 1-30 A.P. + 1-20 H.C.; printed in  1988 at Chromacomp in New York.}

_{Triptych   A work of art composed of three separate pieces, usually displayed together. Pronounced "trip-tick".}

_{Unique   In art terms, meaning one-of-a-kind. A painting could be described as unique, but a limited edition should not.}

_{Watermark A translucent name or design molded into the paper during the manufacturing process, usually in the border area; more visible when held up to a light.}

_{Woodcut  One of the earliest forms of printmaking, in which the design is carved in wood, with the areas not to be printed being cut away. The block is then inked and paper is pressed down on the woodblock. Colors can be added by using different blocks, or altering the one block and re-inking.}

_{Tirage   French term meaning "output."  To have the tirage of a limited edition work is to have full information concerning the total number of prints in an edition, the date and workshop where completed as well as how the total edition is broken down. As an example, the tirage of a print could be: 1-300 + I-CL + 1-30 A.P. + 1-20 H.C.; printed in  1988 at Chromacomp in New York.}

_{Triptych   A work of art composed of three separate pieces, usually displayed together. Pronounced "trip-tick".}

_{Unique   In art terms, meaning one-of-a-kind. A painting could be described as unique, but a limited edition should not.}

_{Watermark A translucent name or design molded into the paper during the manufacturing process, usually in the border area; more visible when held up to a light.}

_{Woodcut  One of the earliest forms of printmaking, in which the design is carved in wood, with the areas not to be printed being cut away. The block is then inked and paper is pressed down on the woodblock. Colors can be added by using different blocks, or altering the one block and re-inking.}