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limtrycks teknik

English translation: collagraphy

05:42 Jun 30, 2014
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Swedish term or phrase: limtrycks teknik
Originalet till denna design är en gammal och sliten tapet gjord i limtrycksteknik vilket ger en....
Roger Kelly
Sweden
Local time: 07:20
English translation:collagraphy
Explanation:
From Wikipedia: "Collagraphy (sometimes spelled collography) is a printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as paperboard or wood) [...] The plate can be intaglio-inked, inked with a roller or paintbrush, or some combination thereof. Ink or pigment is applied to the resulting collage, and the board is used to print onto paper or another material using either a printing press or various hand tools."
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JaneD
Sweden
Local time: 07:20
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5 +2collagraphy
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collagraphy


Explanation:
From Wikipedia: "Collagraphy (sometimes spelled collography) is a printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as paperboard or wood) [...] The plate can be intaglio-inked, inked with a roller or paintbrush, or some combination thereof. Ink or pigment is applied to the resulting collage, and the board is used to print onto paper or another material using either a printing press or various hand tools."


    Reference: http://meningsbyggnad.wordpress.com/2011/10/page/2/
JaneD
Sweden
Local time: 07:20
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Notes to answerer
Asker: I appreciate the answers. Thank you to all. But as i wrote to Jane, I contacted the only company in Sweden that still uses this technique. They told me that in GB, one of the few firms there using this technique calls it surface printing.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Deane Goltermann
1 hr
  -> Thanks Deane!
agree  Sven Petersson
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Sven!
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