ch. 2.3

Question 1

Relief Printmaking

Answer 1

Made by carving away from a block of material, such as wood or linoleum, to create a raised image

Question 2

Woodblock

Answer 2

Traditionally, wood has been used for relief prints because it is readily available, familiar to work with, and holds up under the pressure exerted by the printing process

Question 3

Intaglio

Answer 3

Means “cut into” in Italian

Question 4

Engraving

Answer 4

Based on the careful scoring of a metal plate so that clean gouges are created in the surface

Question 5

Etching

Answer 5

A metal plate is covered with an acid-resistant coating, into which the artist scratches the design

Question 6

Collography

Answer 6

Created by building up (rather than cutting into) a surface Artist glues or “collages” materials to a rigid support (e.g. wood or cardboard)The image can then be inked and printed

Question 7

Lithography

Answer 7

From the Greek for “stone writing”A planographic process – the print is made from an entirely flat surface

Question 8

Serigraphy (Silkscreen Printing)

Answer 8

A versatile process, capable of placing ink on a wide variety of surfacesFirst developed in China during the Sung Dynasty (960–1279)Uses a stencil process

Question 9

Editions

Answer 9

Prints are produced in limited numbers of identical impressions, called editions

Question 10

monotype

Answer 10

A monotype image prints from a polished plate (e.g. glass or metal)

Question 11

Monoprints

Answer 11

can be made using any print process