Glossary of Terms

  • ANTHOTYPE

    A photographic print using emulsion made from plants. An image is bleached onto the substrate with direct sunlight. An original anthotype is unstable and remains sensitive to light.

  • CHROMOGENIC PRINT

    also known as: C-Print, or C-Type Print

    Chromogenic prints are made by a silver halide, light sensitive process. The print is created when the photographic paper is exposed to the image and developed in photographic chemicals. The paper of the c-print contains multiple colored layers of light sensitive gelatin, which create the colors in the final print.

  • MONOTYPE

    A printmaking process where only one original is created, no editions. The artist applies their medium onto a plate, and presses the plate with a substrate. The medium transfers to the substrate to create the unique print.

  • PIGMENT PRINT

    also known as: inkjet print, or giclee print

    Pigment prints are created from a digital file, and printed directly onto paper by an inkjet printer. The print is made up of tiny dots of ink printed close together which overlap to create the details of the image.

  • SILVER GELATIN PRINT

    Silver gelatin prints are paper coated in an emulsion containing silver particles suspended in gelatin and spread onto paper. This light sensitive paper is exposed to a negative projected image and developed in photographic chemicals to reveal the final print.