03 - Papers and Boards

Question 1

what are common papers usually made from?

Answer 1

wood pulp

Question 2

where are common papers usually made?

Answer 2

a paper mill

Question 3

features of congruated cardboard

• appearance
• properties (3)
• use

Answer 3

• brown board
• strong, lightweight, insulative
• packaging boxes

Question 4

features of duplex board

1) appearance
2) properties
3) use

Answer 4

1) two cards bonded together
    white external layer/covering 
2) stiff/lightweight 
3) cheap white packaging 
     store doughnuts

Question 5

what board would be used to store cake?

Answer 5

duplex board, with a waxy coating in the inside to make it oil and water resistant

Question 6

features of foil lined board

1) appearance
2) properties
3) use

Answer 6

1) white laminated card with foil on one side
2) reflects heat + water (with coating)
3) takeaway containers (retains heat)

Question 7

features of foam core board

1) appearance
2) properties
3) use

Answer 7

1) smooth surface 
     inner foam core 
2) lightweight 
     rigid 
3) prototyping 
     model making

Question 8

features of ink jet card

1) appearance
2) properties
3) use

Answer 8

1) white card + treatment
2) thick card, high quality photo
ink only dries on surface
3) photograph printing

Question 9

features of bleed proof paper

1) appearance
2) properties
3) use

Answer 9

1) coated cartridge paper
2) stop markers going through
3) final designs (using markers)

Question 10

features of cartridge paper

1) appearance
2) properties
3) use

Answer 10

1) thick white paper
2) completely opaque
expensive
3) sketching, watercolour

Question 11

features of grid board

1) appearance
2) properties
3) use

Answer 11

1) white paper 
     geometric pattern 
2) faint lines
3) math/scientific diagrams
     or used as a guide

Question 12

features of layout paper

1) appearance
2) properties
3) use

Answer 12

1) off white 
    opaque 
    smooth finish 
2) semi-translucent 
     smudges if heavy coat 
3) sketches 
     tracing images

Question 13

features of tracing paper

1) appearance
2) properties
3) use

Answer 13

1) off white 
     low opacity 
2) translucent 
      takes colour + media well
3) only tracing images (with light box)