• AQUATINT
• BAT
• BURIN
• DIGITAL PRINT
• DRYPOINT
• E.A. OR A.E.
• EDITION
• ENGRAVING
• ETCHING
• HORS COMMERCE (HC)
• IMPRESSION
• INTAGLIO
• LINOLEUM CUT( LINOCUT)
• LITHOGRAPH
• MATRIX
• MEZZOTINT
• MONOTYPE
• MULTIPLE
• OFFSET LITHOGRAPH
• ORIGINAL PRINT
• PHOTOGRAVURE
• PROOF
• PUBLISHER
• REGISTRATION
• RELIEF PRINTING
• SCREENPRINT (SERIGRAPH, SILKSCREEN)
• SOFT GROUND
• STATE
• STENCIL
• TUSCHE
• WOOD ENGRAVING
• WOODCUT

Monotype

A type of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. The surface was historically a copper etching plate, but in contemporary work it can vary from zinc or glass to acrylic glass. The image is then transferred onto a sheet of paper by pressing the two together, usually using a printing-press. Monotypes can also be created by inking an entire surface and then, using brushes or rags, removing ink to create a subtractive image. The inks used may be oil based or water based. With oil based inks, the paper may be dry, in which case the image has more contrast, or the paper may be damp, in which case the image has a 10 percent greater range of tones. Unlike monoprints, monotypes produces a unique print, because most of the ink is removed during the initial pressing. Although subsequent reprintings are sometimes possible, they differ greatly from the first print and are generally considered inferior.