Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The manifolding of a writing or document by means of the collograph.
- noun The art or practice of making prints from photographically prepared printing-surfaces of gelatin. There are two processes, known as heliotype and
collotype (which see), analogous in principle but different in details.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Common misspelling of
collagraphy .
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Examples
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Had a good evening on Tuesday; I came home, put some veg on to roast and then picked up my three funny, amateurish-looking little collography blocks to have a go at doing some printing for the first time in years.
Thursday 27th, after work... Imogen 2008
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Had a good evening on Tuesday; I came home, put some veg on to roast and then picked up my three funny, amateurish-looking little collography blocks to have a go at doing some printing for the first time in years.
Archive 2008-08-01 Imogen 2008
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I started trying to do some collography on Sunday - hindered by having rather thin cardboard, but bashing away at it nonetheless.
Monday evening... Imogen 2008
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I started trying to do some collography on Sunday - hindered by having rather thin cardboard, but bashing away at it nonetheless.
Archive 2008-08-01 Imogen 2008
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Luanda Lozano/Latin Roots - Lozano is a printmaker and illustrator, who uses a variety of printmaking techniques such as etching, woodcut, linoleum and collography.
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Luanda Lozano/Latin Roots - Lozano is a printmaker and illustrator, who uses a variety of printmaking techniques such as etching, woodcut, linoleum and collography.
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Luanda Lozano/Latin Roots - Lozano is a printmaker and illustrator, who uses a variety of printmaking techniques such as etching, woodcut, linoleum and collography.
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Luanda Lozano/Latin Roots - Lozano is a printmaker and illustrator, who uses a variety of printmaking techniques such as etching, woodcut, linoleum and collography.
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Luanda Lozano/Latin Roots - Lozano is a printmaker and illustrator, who uses a variety of printmaking techniques such as etching, woodcut, linoleum and collography.
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Luanda Lozano/Latin Roots - Lozano is a printmaker and illustrator, who uses a variety of printmaking techniques such as etching, woodcut, linoleum and collography.
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Collagraphy (sometimes spelled collography) is a printmaking process introduced in 1955 by Glen Alps in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as paperboard or wood).
The technique of Collagraphy/Monoprint - Galleri Heike Arndt DK admin 2022
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