Gateways to Art 2.3 Flashcards
edition
all the copies of a print made from a single printing
relief
a print process where the inked image is higher than the non-printing areas
intaglio
any print process where the inked image is lower than the surface of the printing plate; from the Italian for “cut into” a surface
Planography
a print process-lithography and silkscreen printing-where the inked image area and non-inked areas are at the same height
Impression
an individual print, or pull, from a printing press
Woodblock
a relief print process where the image is carved into a block of wood
woodcut
a print created from an incised piece of wood
color
the optical effect caused when reflected white light of the spectrum is divided into a separate wavelength
style
a characteristic way in which an artist or group of artists uses visual language to give a work an identifiable form of visual expression
subject
the person, object, or space depicted in a work of art
engraving
a printmaking technique where the artist gouges or scratches the image into the surface of the printing plate
dry-point
an intaglio printmaking process where the artist raises a burr when gouging the printing plate
Expressionism (adjective Expressionist)
an artistic style, at its height in 1920s Europe, which aimed to portray the world in terms of vivid extremes of personal experience and feeling
etching
an intaglio printmaking process that uses acid to bite (or etch) the engraved design into the printing surface
value
the lightness or darkness of a plane or area