Artist Proof (AP) - Print intended for the artist's personal use. It is common practice to reserve approximately ten percent of an edition as artist's proofs, although this figure can be higher. The artist's proof is sometimes referred to by its French épreuve d'artist (abbreviation E.A.). Artist's proofs can be distinguished by the abbreviation AP or E.A., commonly on the lower left of the work.

Etching - Printing technique in which a metal plate is first covered with an acid-resistant material, then worked with an etching needle to create an intaglio image. The exposed metal is eaten away in an acid bath, creating depressed lines that are later inked for printing.

Giclée — (Pronounced Zhee-Clay) The French term for "fine spray"; no printing film or plates are involved in the giclée printing process. A computer directly scans the artist’s original painting. This information is used to control the tiny ink jets on a digital printer. The jets spray millions of water-based printing ink droplets per second onto a sheet spinning rapidly on a drum to create thousands of shades of rich color. The end result is a lush and velvety art print; one that has the look and texture of a fine original.

Limited Edition — A limited edition is one whose size is determined in advance by the publisher. Each print in the edition is signed by the artist and then individually numbered (s/n).

Offset lithographic print — (or offset photomechanical reproduction). The original image or a photograph of the image is scanned into a computer to produce color separations, one for each color used in the printing process: cyan, yellow, magenta and black. These separations are then output to film with dot patterns that represent the values of each of the four process colors. The films are exposed to printing plates, one for each color. The plates transfer the ink to a rubber blanket, which in turn offsets the ink onto paper or canvas.

Original lithographic print — Not a reproduction; each is an original and unique work of art. The artist makes separate drawings, one for each color to be printed, directly on the working surface (commonly stone or Mylar film) to create individual plates. An original lithograph must pass through the press one time for each color it contains. Hand coloring may also be added later.

Remarque - Additional enhancements by the artist on some or all of the final prints within an edition.

Serigraph — The serigraphic process incorporates the use of fine mesh screens to hand separate the colors of the image. Originally, these screens were made of silk, hence the name by which this process is also known — silk screening. To produce a serigraphic print, a separate stencil-like screen is made for each area that is to be printed in one color of ink. The ink is then squeegeed through the screen onto the paper. The inks sit on top of the heavy paper on which the final serigraph is produced. Because the ink is not absorbed by the paper as in other processes, the final serigraphic print actually looks like a painting on paper.

Textured Canvas — A limited edition canvas which has been embellished to represent the artist’s brush strokes on the original painting. Framed without glass, textured canvas has added dimension and luster, and the appearance of an artist’s original painting.