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Marvel of Art C10 SG
Marvel of Art Chapter 10 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A _____ is an image or design printed from an engraved plate, wooden block, or similar surface. | |
| In printmaking, the process creates an __________ of an image that has been transferred through pressure onto paper from a ______, or the surface onto which the design has been created. | impression; matrix |
| Multiple impressions from the same matrix are called an _______. | edition |
| The term ______ refers to any printmaking process in which the image to be printed is raised off the background in reverse. | relief |
| The _______ print offers the artist a means of achieving great contrast between light and dark, and, as a result, dramatic emotional effects. | woodcut |
| A _______ is similar to a woodcut, except, as its name suggests, the block is made of linoleum instead of wood. Softer than wood, linoleum is easier to cut but wears down more quickly under pressure, resulting in smaller editions. | linocut |
| ________ refers to any process in which the cut or incised lines on the plate are filled with ink. Modeling and shading are achieved in the same way as in drawing, by hatching, cross-hatching, and often stippling. | Intaglio |
| _________ is accomplished by pushing a small V-shaped metal rod, called a burin, across a metal plate, usually of copper or zinc, forcing the metal up in slivers in front of the line. | Engraving |
| _______ is a much more fluid and free process than engraving and is capable of capturing something of the same sense of immediacy as the sketch. | Etching |
| The line is ________ scratched into the copper plate with a metal point that is pulled across the surface, unlike engraving where it is pushed. A burr, or ridge of metal, rises on both sides of the line, creating a rich, velvety texture when inked. | drypoint |
| ___________—literally meaning “stone writing”—is the main planographic printmaking method, where the surface is flat. There’s no raised or carved area to hold ink. Instead, it works on the principle that grease and water do not mix. | Lithography |
| _________ are generally classified as a kind of printmaking because they use both a plate and a press in the making of the image. Unlike other prints, however, it is a unique image. Once it is printed, it can never be printed again. | Monotypes |
| Silkscreens are more formally known as __________, from the Greek graphos, “to write,” and the Latin seri, “silk.” Unlike other printmaking media, no expensive, heavy machinery is needed to make a serigraph. Silkscreen is the newest form of printmaking. | Serigraphs |
| The ___________ line is scratched into the copper plate with a metal point that is pulled across the surface, not pushed as in engraving | Drypoint |
| In drypoint, a ridge of metal called a ____ is pushed up along each side of the line, giving a rich, velvety, soft texture to the print when inked. | Burr |
| _________ is, in effect, a negative process; the surface is then lightened by scraping away the burr to a greater or lesser degree. | Mezzotint |
| A ______ is a curved tool used to apply ground to the entire plate, leaving a burr over the entire surface that, if inked, would result in a solid black print. | Rocker |
| The __________ process involves coating a plate with a porous ground of resin or powder. The ground is dusted on, then melted to set. Acid bites around each particle, etching into the surface and creating a sandpaper-like texture for holding ink. | Aquatint |
| The printmaking process that which means that the printing surface is flat; there is no raised or depressed surface on the plate to hold ink. | Planographic |
| The medium of printmaking appears to have originated in _____ | China |
| The first printed book in the west was ___ ______________ _____. | The Forty-Two-Line Bible |
| Among the earliest paper prints to receive widespread distribution across Europe, among even the illiterate, were _______ _____ the designs of which have changed little since medieval times. | Playing cards |
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