A printed image that was created by working the PLATE to create a piece of art that is not imitative of, or generated from, another work. Examples of such PRINTS would be AQUATINTS, DRYPOINTS, ENGRAVINGS, ETCHINGS, MEZZOTINTS, MONOPRINTS, LINOCUTS and WOODCUTS.
A print whose concept and execution on the plate is, by strictest definition, done entirely by the artist, who usually signs and numbers the resulting limited edition. This is distinct from an "arm's length reproduction" which occurs with the transfer from one technique to another, such as the offset printing of a photograph of a painting. Direct involvement by the artist is key here. In addition, the "original" image as such exists only as the final printed version from the printed plate or combination of plates.
A graphic print created and designed by an artist, typically signed and numbered in a limited edition. NOT a commercially printed reproduction.
a creative endeavor by the artist and therefore is as valid an expression as is any other form of visual art - may it be a painting or a sculpture
a fine art process that produces multiples
a handmade artwork produced by an artist who has manipulated printing processes and materials to create a distinctly printerly image
an artwork that is usually printed by hand and is produced in a limited edition and is signed by the artist
an image meant to be a print, built from qualities inherent in the medium
an image on paper or similar material made by one of more the processes used by fine arts print makers
an image taken from a block or a plate that was conceived and created to be printed
an image that has been conceived by the artist as a print and executed solely as a print, usually in a numbered edition, and signed by the artist
a piece of art created directly from an original painting or drawing, or a series of original paintings or drawings reproduced without photography
a work of art which an artist creates by processing a woodblock, a lithographic stone or plate, a silk screen, or a metal, cardboard or plastic sheet surface so that more than one identical image can be printed from it
tricky definition usually taken to mean any non-mechanical print made by the original artist and usually a numbered and limited edition. Often on very good quality paper and hence often quite pricey.
Original, creative art printed from original plates, blocks, etc. It differs from the reproduction of an earlier work of art which was created in a different medium.
Forms of continuous tone printing are unique and special. Though many prints may be made of the same image, each is an original print when the printing process is either relief, intaglio, planographic, or stencil.
Also called Limited Edition Graphic. A print, usually a distinct edition, produced through collaboration of artist, master printer, and chromist. The artist creates the image and is also often involved in forming some of the color separations and works with printer to approve ink mixes. The artist usually supervises the printing process and has the final word on quality approval. As an Original Print is a unique art form of its own and not an exact copy of any original painting, and since each regular edition print has is own distinct number, every print in the entire limited edition is considered its own "original print".
One-of-a-kind print in which the artist personally conceived the image, created the master plates, and executed the entire printing process.
The question of original prints is somewhat complex in connection with photogravure. Artists like to define original prints as those taken from a plate made by the artist him or herself, in which the method of printing brings out the inherent qualities of the work. Gravure falls naturally within the scope of this definition, because it aims to reproduce photographic qualities with those very graphic means that lend themselves best to the aims of the artist photographer. In most cases, the gravure-maker is responsible for creating the photograph, the plate as well as the print. In such a case the gravure is an original print made with the technique which is best suited to that particular image. However, the most orthodox artists preclude gravure from graphic art as a form of reproductive graphics.
A print made from the original plate, block, stone, screen, etc. which the artist has created and printed from himself.
An original print is a work of art which has been created specifically for the printing medium by other than photomechanical means, is printed by the artist or under his / her direction, and is approved by the artist when completed. The photomechanical printing of other original works of art, such as watercolors, oil paintings, etc. made by the artist are reproductions. (see Reproduction).