Graphic art is:
Art on paper
A graphic is a drawing or a print on paper.
The drawing is made by hand.
The drawing exists only once.
Making a print goes like this:
A drawing is scratched onto a plate with a needle.
This can be a plate made of wood or metal.
Then the plate is coated with paint.
and printed on a paper.
The plate is like a big stamp.
You can make many prints from one plate.
All prints look almost the same.
Watercolours also belong to the Graphic Arts Collection.
A watercolour is a picture on paper.
The picture is painted with watercolour.
Artists' books are also part of the print collection.
An artist's book is a book made by an artist.
Most of the works of art in the collection
are about 100 years old.
There are also new works of art.
