A technical dictionary of printmaking, André Béguin. Back to Main Page of the "Printmaking dictionary" gypsographic prints A type of print made according to a process known by the same name. The point of departure is a plaster engraving made from a bas-relief mould. When the plaster engraving is inked the ink is caught in the relief areas (corresponding with the low areas of the original). Then dampened paper is printed by hand and catches the ink on the relief areas hut at the same time is pushed into the hollows of the plaster plate. This kind of a print looks like "a slight bas-relief with some colour". The technique was invented by the sculptor Pierre Roche, a student of Rodin, at the beginning of this century. Back to Main Page of the "Printmaking dictionary"