chapter 10 Flashcards
_______________ is an image or design printed from an engraved plate,
wooden block, or similar surface
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
impression; matrix
Multiple impressions from the same matrix are called an __________________
edition
The term _________ refers to any printmaking process in which the image to be printed is
raised off the background in reverse.
relief
The _______________________ print offers the artist a means of achieving great contrast
between light and dark, and, as a result, dramatic emotional effects.
woodcut
Most Japanese prints are examples of what is called ____________, or “pictures of the
transient world of everyday life.
ukiyo-e
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
linocut
______________________ 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.
intaglio
____________ 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
engraving
___ 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
etching
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
drypoint
___-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.
lithography
___ 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, it is a unique
image. Once it is printed, it can never be printed again
monotypes
___ 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.
silkscreens
