Printmaking Flashcards
1
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Printmaking
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The process of designing and producing prints using a printing block
2
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The actual picture the artist makes from the printmaking process
3
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Collograph
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A print made from a collage of materials glued onto a printing block
4
Q
Block
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In printing a piece of thick flat material with a design on its surface
5
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Brayer
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A small handheld rubber roller used to spread printing ink evenly
6
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Printing ink
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A type of ink that flows smoothly, dries quickly and has enough color to make printed matter legible
7
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Lino cutter
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A tool for clearing non image areas from a block of linoleum
8
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Linoleum print
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A type of relief print in which the image is cut into a piece of linoleum
