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