8: Printmaking

Question 1

printing in three dimensions from a design created using modeling software

Answer 1

3-D printing

Question 2

intaglio process in which value areas rather than lines are etched onto plate used powdered resin that bites into surface when placed in acid

Answer 2

aquatint

Question 3

a trial print, usually made as an artist works on a plate or block, to check the progress of the work

Answer 3

artist’s proof

Question 4

a sharp cutting tool used in engraving

Answer 4

burin

Question 5

the ridge left by scratching a drypoint line in a copper plate - holds ink for printing

Answer 5

burr

Question 6

intaglio printmaking process in which lines are scratched directly into a metal plate with a steel needle, raising a burr that receives the ink

Answer 6

drypoint

Question 7

total number of prints made and approved by the artist, usually numbered consecutively

Answer 7

edition

Question 8

any work produced in an edition, such as a print - not unique like a painting

Answer 8

editioned work

Question 9

intaglio printmaking process in which grooves are cut into a metal or wood surface with a sharp cutting tool (burin)

Answer 9

engraving

Question 10

intaglio printmaking process in which a metal plate is first coated with wax/varnish, then scratched to expose metal beneath

Answer 10

etching

Question 11

any printmaking technique in which lines and areas to be inked are recessed below the surface of the printing plate

Answer 11

intaglio

Question 12

relief printmaking process in which an artist cuts away negative spaces from a block of linoleum, leaving raised areas to take ink for printing

Answer 12

linoleum cut (linocut)

Question 13

printing process where artist draws directly onto the surface of stone or plate - requires no cutting of matrix

Answer 13

lithography

Question 14

block of metal, wood, stone, or other material that an artist works to create a print

Answer 14

matrix

Question 15

lithographic printing by indirect image transfer from photomechanical plates - plate transfers ink to a rubber-covered cylinder which transfers it to paper

Answer 15

offset lithography

Question 16

variation of a silkscreen in which the stencil is prepared by transferring a photograph to the stencil

Answer 16

photo screen

Question 17

an impression made on a piece of paper by pressing a printing plate onto it - usually a sign of an original print

Answer 17

plate mark

Question 18

an artwork that exists in multiple copies, usually in editions - made from a plate, stone, woodblock, or screen

Answer 18

print

Question 19

process of aligning the impressions of blocks or plates on the same sheet of paper

Answer 19

registration

Question 20

technique in which the parts of the printing surface that carry ink are left raised, while remaining areas are cut away

Answer 20

relief printmaking

Question 21

AKA silkscreen, serigraphy - technique in which stencils are applied to fabric stretched across a frame, and paint/ink is forced through unblock portions of the screen onto paper beneath using squeegee

Answer 21

screenprinting

Question 22

a sheet of paper, cardboard, or metal with a design cut out - painting or stamping over the sheet prints the design onto a surface

Answer 22

stencil

Question 23

a method of relief printing in wood - made with denser wood, cutting into the end of the grain rather than the side

Answer 23

wood engraving

Question 24

a type of relief print made from a plank of relatively soft wood - artist carves away negative spaces, leaving image in relief to take ink for printing

Answer 24

woodcut (woodblock)