Technique List

To ensure consistency, these terms for technique have been taken from the Getty AAT. The object type column has been added to aid with the identification of broader to narrower terms.

Technique Terms

OBJECT TYPE
Broader Technique Term
Narrower Technique Term

Print

Engraving

Crayon manner print

Line engraving

Steel engraving

Copper engraving

Mezzotint

Stipple engraving

Etching

Aquatint

Soft-ground etching

Relief etching

Drypoint

Woodcut

Linocut

Wood engraving

Lithograph

Chromolithograph

Zincograph

Photolithograph

Photomechanical print

Photogravure

Line engraving

Halftone photomechanical print

Screen print

Drawing

Chalk drawing

Charcoal drawing

Crayon drawing

Pencil drawing

Ink drawing

Wash drawing

Painting

Distemper painting

Acrylic painting

Tempera painting

Gouache

Oil painting

Watercolour

Photograph

Albumen print

Collotype

Daguerrotype

Digital photograph

Gelatin silver print

Stereograph

Stereoscopic photograph

Image file

Digital photograph

Sculpture

Cut-paper work

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