The Giclee is a fairly new technique used. It is generally a high quality ink-jet print and is often used in galleries. The earliest giclees were created in the late 1980s. Professionally-produced inkjet works of art are much more expensive than the offset lithography process which is also used in fine art.

Lithography is a method that was started in the 20th Century. It is a method of printing using either stone or metal. The artist uses special water-resistant litho pens, chalks and brushes to apply ink to create the image. Chemicals are then used to allow the image to attract the ink where etched and repel it elsewhere. This process must be duplicated for each color requiring a separate stone or metal sheet.

The use of oils became popular in the 1400s. Many types of oils have been used such as linseed, poppyseed, walnut and safflower oil. Each has different properties and drying times, thus producing different results. Since oil paint dries by oxidation, it usually takes about two weeks to dry to the touch, however, it is not completely dry for another six months to a year.

Serigraphy, also called a silkscreen, first evolved in the 1900s. It is created using a process in which paint is pushed through a fine silk or nylon screen that is tightly stretched across a frame onto either canvas or fine art paper. A different screen is used for each color represented in the artwork. After applying the paint to the screen, the artist uses a special tool to pull the paint across the screen.