Artotype

/ˈɑːr.toʊ.taɪp/ noun

Definition

A method of printing or reproduction that creates artistic or prototype images, particularly an early photographic or printing process.

Etymology

From Greek 'artos' (bread) + 'typos' (impression, type). The term may reference early printing processes or could derive from specialized artistic reproduction techniques.

Kelly Says

Artotype represents a forgotten corner of printing history—when photographers and printers were constantly inventing new techniques with poetic names to capture images in ways we now take for granted.

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