Unit: 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 to a printing block.
Block
In printing a piece of thick flat material with a design on its surface used to print repeated impressions of that design.
Breyer
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 consistency able to hold enough color to make printed matter legible.
Lino Cutter
A tool for clearing 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.