Printmaking Terms

2. Any of the techniques in which an image or tonal area is printed from lines or textures scratched or etched into a metal plate (engraving, etching, drypoint, aquatint)
4. A form of stencil printing in which the stencil is adhered to a fine screen for a support, and the ink is pressed through the screen.
7. A means of making prints by creating a raised design on a flat surface. The design is inked or covered with color and stamped on paper or another surface.
8. A system to assure correct alignment of printed layers.
9. A technique in which the image is printed from a raised surface.
11. A set of identical prints that are numbered and signed by the artist.
13. A means of incising lines in a metal plate with acid for printing in the intaglio technique.
15. A printing technique in which the image is drawn on a very flat slab of limestone.
16. A print pulled in an edition of one. There are no series of identical prints that are signed and numbered.
17. The process of designing and producing multiple prints.

1. A round, smooth pad used to press paper against an inked wood or linoleum block.
3. A printing process by which areas are blocked out to keep ink from non-image areas.
5. Prints made at various stages during the creative process to act as guidelines for further stages to change, correct, or improve the image.
6. A form of intaglio printing in which lines are incised into a mateal plate with a carving tool called a burin.
10. A metal or wooden plate with a raised edge on each end to hold a woodcut or linocut in place while carving.
12. A small roller used to spread printing ink evenly on a surface before printing.
14. The surface from which an image is printed, can be made from a variety of materials including metal, wood, and rubber.