Art Study Guide

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  1. 3. A printmaking process where the image is printed from the raised surface of a block. The areas to be printed are left at the original surface level, while the non-printing areas are carved away.
  2. 6. A hand-held roller used to apply an even layer of ink to a printing surface, like a linoleum block.
  3. 8. The process of aligning multiple printing blocks or screens for a multi-color print so that the colors line up correctly.
  4. 9. image: A faint, secondary impression that can be created after the first pull of a monotype.
  5. 12. press: A mechanical device that applies pressure to transfer ink from the inked matrix to paper.
  6. 15. The oldest form of relief printmaking, where an image is carved into a wooden block along the grain.
  7. 18. hook: A guide with a lip that secures a carving block to a table's edge, preventing it from slipping while the artist carves.
  8. 19. A family of printing techniques in which an image is incised or engraved into a surface. The ink is held in the incised lines, not on the surface.
  9. 22. A paste or liquid containing pigments, used to transfer text, images, or designs onto a surface.
  10. 26. the plate: Applying a consistent layer of ink to the matrix before printing.
  11. 28. Taking away ink from a fully-inked plate to create the image.
  12. 30. / Cross-hatching: Creating tonal areas with parallel lines (hatching) or intersecting parallel lines (cross-hatching).
  13. 31. A unique print made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface and then transferring the image to paper.
  14. 33. Proof: A series of proofs taken during a multi-color print process to document the progression of the image as each color is added.
  15. 34. Adding ink to the plate to build up the image.
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  1. 1. edge: The feathered or irregular edge on a sheet of handmade or mould-made paper, formed during the papermaking process.
  2. 2. A flat surface, often made of metal, wood, or linoleum, on which an image is carved, etched, or drawn. It is the matrix from which a print is made.
  3. 4. The act of rubbing the back of the paper with a tool like a baren or spoon to transfer ink to the paper.
  4. 5. A relief printmaking method that uses a sheet of linoleum as the matrix. Linoleum is softer and easier to carve than wood, allowing for less resistance and a wide range of marks.
  5. 7. terms and techniques
  6. 10. / Screenprint/Serigraphy: A stencil-based printing method where ink is forced through a fine mesh screen onto a substrate. A stencil blocks out non-image areas, and a squeegee is used to push ink through the open mesh.
  7. 11. A different version of a print, indicating a change made to the matrix (block or plate) between printings.
  8. 13. print: A multi-color relief print created from a single block. The artist progressively carves and prints the block, moving from lightest to darkest color, thus "reducing" the block with each color printed.
  9. 14. An undesirable ink spot with a white halo, typically caused by a particle of dirt or dried ink adhering to the printing plate.
  10. 15. engraving: A relief technique in which the artist engraves the image into the end-grain of a dense wooden block, allowing for finer, more detailed lines than a woodcut.
  11. 16. An artist's unique, embossed symbol or seal pressed into the paper, usually near the signature, to authenticate a print.
  12. 17. "pull" a print: The act of transferring the inked image from the matrix to the paper, which results in a finished print.
  13. 20. Proof (AP): A print of the same quality as the rest of the edition but set aside for the artist. It is numbered separately and is not part of the main edition.
  14. 21. A series of identical prints, numbered and signed by the artist to indicate the total number of prints created.
  15. 23. A tool with a rubber blade used in screen printing to force ink through a mesh screen and onto the printing surface.
  16. 24. Tracing a design onto a sheet of paper placed over an inked plate, which transfers ink to the paper in the traced lines.
  17. 25. to sign prints: Artists use pencils to sign and number prints because graphite is more stable and less prone to fading or bleeding than most pens and markers.
  18. 27. A specialized carving tool with a curved or angled blade, used to remove material from a relief matrix like wood or linoleum.
  19. 29. / spoon: A hand tool used to apply pressure and rub the back of the paper to transfer ink from the block to the paper, especially when a press is not used.
  20. 32. / Lithography: A printing method based on the principle that oil and water repel each other. The image is drawn with a greasy substance onto a flat surface, such as a limestone slab, and ink adheres only to the drawn image.