Definitions Embossing A process used to create a raised surface in a print.   Encaustic A paint made by mixing pigments, or oil paint, with melted bees wax. The resulting surface can be slightly translucent, or totally opaque depending on the percentages of each ingredient.   Etching A printing technique where-by marks on a plate are chemically etched into the surface. An acid resistant ground is used to cover the metal printing plate. Wherever the artist removes the ground on the surface of the plate the acid will etch the metal. Ink is then rolled onto the entire plate. After the surface of the plate is rubbed clean leaving the ink in the etched areas, a piece of dampened paper is placed over the inked plate and run through a press causing the ink in the etched areas to be pressed onto the sheet of paper.   Flat A term in printmaking for a solid area of color. Flats are usually created by printing an open silkscreen, or rolling out a large area of one color of lithographic ink on the press bed, and printing it.   Giclée A print created using digital technology and an ink jet printer. Originally developed for fine art photography by Graham Nash and Mac Holbert, early giclées from the late 1980's were executed on commercial Iris printers that were adapted to print fine art. Most contemporary giclées are printed on wide body Epson or Canon printers.