chapter 10

Question 1

A _______________ is an image or design printed from an engraved plate, wooden block, or similar surface.

Answer 1

print

Question 2

In printmaking, the process creates an __________________ of an image that has been transferred through pressure onto paper from a ____________, or the surface onto which the design has been created.

Answer 2

impression

Question 3

Multiple impressions from the same matrix are called an ____________________.

Answer 3

edition

Question 4

There are five basic processes of printmaking— ____________, ________________,
___________________, __________________, and _________________.

Answer 4

Relief; intaglio; lithography; monotype; and silkscreen.

Question 5

Among the earliest paper prints to receive widespread distribution across Europe, among even the illiterate, were _________________________, the designs of which have changed little since late medieval times.

Answer 5

playing cards

Question 6

Two types of relief printmaking that are ___________________ and __________________:

Answer 6

Linocut and woodcut

Question 7

The _______________________ print offers the artist a means of achieving great contrast between light and dark, and, as a result, dramatic emotional effects.

Answer 7

woodcut

Question 8

Most Japanese prints are examples of what is called ____________, or “pictures of the transient world of everyday life.”

Answer 8

ukiyo-e

Question 9

impressionist artists such as Édouard Manet, Edgar Degas, and Mary Cassatt were particularly
influenced by Japanese prints. But the artist most enthusiastic about them was _____________

Answer 9

Utamoro

Question 10

A ___________________is similar to a woodcut, except, as its name suggests, the block is made
of linoleum instead of wood. Softer than wood, linoleum is easier to cut but wears down more quickly under pressure, resulting in smaller editions.

Answer 10

lonicut

Question 11

______________________ refers to any process in which the cut or incised lines on the plate are filled with ink. Modeling and shading are achieved in the same way as in drawing, by
hatching, cross-hatching, and often stippling.

Answer 11

intaglio

Question 12

____________________ is accomplished by pushing a small V-shaped metal rod, called a burin, across a metal plate, usually of copper or zinc, forcing the metal up in slivers in front of the line.

Answer 12

engraving

Question 13

——– is a much more fluid and free process than engraving and is capable of capturing something of the same sense of immediacy as the sketch.

Answer 13

etching

Question 14

The _________________ line is scratched into the copper plate with a metal point that is pulled across the surface, not pushed as in engraving. A ridge of metal, called a burr, is pushed up along each side of the line, giving a rich, velvety, soft texture to the print when inked.

Answer 14

drypoint

Question 15

—meaning, literally, “stone writing”—is the chief planographic
printmaking process, meaning that the printing surface is flat. There is no raised or depressed surface on the plate to hold ink. Rather, the method depends on the fact that grease and water don’t mix.

Answer 15

Lithography

Question 16

_______________________ are generally classified as a kind of printmaking because they use both a plate and a press in the making of the image. Unlike other prints, however, a monotype is a unique image. Once it is printed, it can never be printed again.

Answer 16

Monotype Prints

Question 17

are more formally known as serigraphs, from the Greek graphos,
“to write,” and the Latin seri, “silk.” Unlike other printmaking media, no expensive, heavy machinery is needed to make a serigraph. Silkscreen is the newest form of printmaking.

Answer 17

Silkscreen Prints

Question 18

_________________________ is a Pop artist who recognized in silkscreen printing possibilities not only for making images but for commenting on American culture in general.

Answer 18

Andy Warhol