A category of fine art,
graphic art covers a broad range of visual artistic expression, typically two-dimensional, i.e. produced on a flat surface.
[1] The term usually refers to the arts that rely more on line or tone than on colour, especially drawing and the various forms of
engraving;
[2] it is sometimes understood to refer specifically to
printmaking processes,
[2] such as
line engraving,
aquatint,
drypoint,
etching,
mezzotint,
monotype,
lithography, and
screen printing (silk-screen, serigraphy).
[3] Graphic art further includes
calligraphy, photography, painting,
typography,
computer graphics, and
bindery. It also encompasses drawn plans and layouts for interior and architectural designs.
[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Graphic art." Encyclopædia Britannica. Britannica.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Graphic art." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 3rd ed. Ed. Ian Chilvers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. p. 309.
- ↑ Mayer, Ralph (1992). "Graphic arts, or graphics." The HarperCollins Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques. 2nd ed. Revised and edited by Steven Sheehan. New York: Harper Perennial. p. 182.
