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- 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.
- 6. A hand-held roller used to apply an even layer of ink to a printing surface, like a linoleum block.
- 8. The process of aligning multiple printing blocks or screens for a multi-color print so that the colors line up correctly.
- 9. image: A faint, secondary impression that can be created after the first pull of a monotype.
- 12. press: A mechanical device that applies pressure to transfer ink from the inked matrix to paper.
- 15. The oldest form of relief printmaking, where an image is carved into a wooden block along the grain.
- 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.
- 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.
- 22. A paste or liquid containing pigments, used to transfer text, images, or designs onto a surface.
- 26. the plate: Applying a consistent layer of ink to the matrix before printing.
- 28. Taking away ink from a fully-inked plate to create the image.
- 30. / Cross-hatching: Creating tonal areas with parallel lines (hatching) or intersecting parallel lines (cross-hatching).
- 31. A unique print made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface and then transferring the image to paper.
- 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.
- 34. Adding ink to the plate to build up the image.
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- 1. edge: The feathered or irregular edge on a sheet of handmade or mould-made paper, formed during the papermaking process.
- 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.
- 4. The act of rubbing the back of the paper with a tool like a baren or spoon to transfer ink to the paper.
- 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.
- 7. terms and techniques
- 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.
- 11. A different version of a print, indicating a change made to the matrix (block or plate) between printings.
- 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.
- 14. An undesirable ink spot with a white halo, typically caused by a particle of dirt or dried ink adhering to the printing plate.
- 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.
- 16. An artist's unique, embossed symbol or seal pressed into the paper, usually near the signature, to authenticate a print.
- 17. "pull" a print: The act of transferring the inked image from the matrix to the paper, which results in a finished print.
- 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.
- 21. A series of identical prints, numbered and signed by the artist to indicate the total number of prints created.
- 23. A tool with a rubber blade used in screen printing to force ink through a mesh screen and onto the printing surface.
- 24. Tracing a design onto a sheet of paper placed over an inked plate, which transfers ink to the paper in the traced lines.
- 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.
- 27. A specialized carving tool with a curved or angled blade, used to remove material from a relief matrix like wood or linoleum.
- 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.
- 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.