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In printmaking, where multiple images are made from the same original design, each individual print is called
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an impression.
A broadly agreed-upon principle is that each print that is produced from a printmaking process producing multiple images is called an impression. |
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Which is NOT one of the four basic printmaking processes?
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gouache
Gouche is a painting medium. |
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A rubber stamp creates what type of print?
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relief
Rubber stamps create a relief print where the print is a mirror image of the stamp. |
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The earliest-known woodcut was made in
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Japan
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Which of the following printing techniques is especially capable of producing subtle shades of gray?
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mezzotint
Mezzotint is a reverse process in which the artist works from dark to light, creating subtle values. |
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Serigraphy means, literally,
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"silk writing"
Serigraphy involves a sheer fabric, like silk, to create prints by using a stencil technique, where the ink is pushed through the stencil against the paper’s surface. |
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Lithography is a __________ process, which means that the printing surface is flat, not raised.
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planographic
A planographic process involves image areas that are level with the surface of the printing plate. |
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Although wood engraving sounds like an intaglio process it is actually a ________ process.
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relief
Like a woodcut, wood engraving uses a block of wood as a matrix. |
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If a print is numbered 4/100, what information can be deciphered?
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There are 99 other prints in the edition.
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Printing impressions on top of one another from separate blocks in order to achieve full-color woodcut prints requires careful alignment of the paper, known as
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registration
Registration is necessary for multiple printing blocks to verify that each subsequent image is aligned with the existing image, and that no gaps or overlapping occurs. |