Printmaking Flashcards
Printmaking
The process of designing and producing prints using a printing block
The actual picture the artist makes from a printmaking process
Collograph
A print made from a collage of materials glued on to a printmaking black
Block
In printmaking, a piece of thick, flat material, with a design on its surface, used to print repeated impressing of that design
Brayer
A Small, hand-held rubber roller used to spread printing ink evenly on a surface before printing
Printing Ink
A type of ink that flows smoothly, dries quickly, and is of a consistency able to hold enough color to make printed matter legible
Lina Cutter
A tool for cleaning non-image areas from a block of linoleum
Linoleum Print
A type of relief print in which the image is cut into a piece of linoleum