Test 3 Flashcards
(45 cards)
Where did printmaking come from? __ in the __ century
China, 9th
Print: an __ of an image that can be __
impression, copied
Matrix: The __ upon which the design has been created
surface
Edition: The multiple __ and __ from the matrix
prints, impressions
What is an impression of an image that can be copied?
What is the surface upon which the design has been created?
Matrix
What term is used for the multiple prints and impressions from the matrix?
Edition
Relief: When the image to be printed is __ off the background in __. Like a __.
raised, reverse, stamp
Woodcut: the __ parts are cut away, leaving the raised surface as the __.
white, black
Linocut: Same as __ but with a block of __.
woodcut, linoleum
Intaglio: The areas to be printed are __ the surface of the plate
below
Engraving: Occurs by __ a small v-shaped metal rod across the __ plate
pushing, metal
Etching: The plate is covered with an __-__ substance, and then drawn on. Then it is placed in an __ __.
acid, resistant, acid bath
When the image to be printed is raised off the background in reverse, like a stamp, what is it called?
relief
What two kinds of printmaking methods occur when white parts are cut away from this material, leaving the raised surface as the black?
woodcut and linocut
When the image to be printed is below the surface of the plate, what is it called?
intaglio
What kind of printmaking method occurs by pushing a small v-shaped metal rod across a metal plate?
engraving
What kind of printmaking method occurs when the plate is covered with an acid-resistant substance, drawn on, then placed in an acid bath?
etching
Lithography: Literally means __ __. Polished __ is drawn on with a __ material after being moistened. It’s the idea that __ and __ do not mix.
stone writing, limestone, greasy, oil, water
Monotypes: __ copy/image. A plate is __ then __ onto paper
one, painted, pressed
What kind of printmaking method occurs when a plate is painted then pressed onto paper?
monotypes
What kind of printmaking method occurs when polished limestone is drawn on with a greasy material after being moistened?
lithography
Photography: writing with __
light
Daguerrotype: a process for fixing __ images on a polished __ plate coated with __-sensitive materials
positive, negative, light