block printing

3. the subject or areas of interest in an artwork
6. using a carved material covered in ink to transfer an image on to paper or fabric
7. used to describe the process of printing from a raised surface where the non-image areas have been cut away
10. roller used to spread ink out onto an inking plate and then to apply the ink onto the woodblock
11. hold the block in place so you can carve with both hands on the tool
12. printmaking technique that uses chemical action to produce incised lines in a metal printing plate which then hold the applied ink and form the image
13. a simple black or coloured ink once widely used for writing and printing and now more commonly used for drawing and outlining

1. artist carves away all the white areas of the image
2. polished to remove all scratches and imperfections from the surface
4. to the subject or areas of interest in an artwork
5. method where the ink is in a recess etched or cut into the surface of a printing plate.
8. Printing ink is pressed into the incised lines, but wiped away from the flat surface. A powerful press will squeeze the ink onto a sheet of paper
9. a material made from a composition of linseed oil, cork, wood flour (a fine sawdust), and powdered minerals such as calcium carbonate supported by a burlap backing combined under heat & pressure to form a sheet
11. the use of a curved tool to flatten and smooth areas of a copper plate that have already been etched in acid