Art 1 Printmaking
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Printmaking | a process in which an artist transfers an original design from one surface to another by using ink or paint |
| Plate | surface containing the design transferred to paper or fabric to make a print |
| Print | Impression created by an artist from an original plate and transferred to another surface |
| Brayer | roller with a handle used to apply ink to a surface |
| Barren | tool used for distributing even pressure when transferring ink from a printing plate to paper or fabric |
| Bench hook(block stop) | an aid used by printmakers to steady the block during cutting |
| Edition | number of prints pulled from one plate |
| Texture | element of art which is used to describe either the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of a two-dimensional work |
| Landscape | a picture depicting an expanse of scenery or outdoor world |
| Relief printing | involves printing from a raised surface |
| Intaglio printing | the image is created on a metal plate which holds the ink in areas lowered below the level of the organic surface |
| Lithography (Planography) | screen printing (serigraphy) is a stencil process based on the porosity (open weave) of silk which allows ink to pass through the areas which are not "stopped" with glue, varnish or plastic stencils |
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