| Term | Definition |
|---|
| print | a replica of an image made from an inked sruface |
| relief printing | when any parts of the deign not to be printed are cut out |
| intaglio printing | when the design is incised or etched into the surface |
| printing plate | the object that is carved into to be printed |
| brayer | a tool used to roll ink onto a surface |
| monoprinting | using the monotype or monprint methods |
| engraving | a method of intaglio printing in which the lines or tones of an image art cut directly into the surface of a wooden block or a metal or plastic plate |
| drypoint | an intaglio printmaking process, similar to etching, but without the use of any chemicals |
| etching | a method of intaglio printing in which the lines or tones of image are drawn into a prepared ground on the surface of a metal plate and then bitten in acid before being printed |
| bench hook | something that fits over the edge of the table and hold the block in place so you can carve with both hands on the tool, keeping your free hand out of harm's way |
| roller press | a device used to produce intaglio prints, a flat, heavy metal bed is suspended between two rollers |
| gouge | a beveled chisel with a rounded, troughlike cutting edge, generally for carving wood |
| proofs | prints made at various stages during the creative process to act as guidelines for further stages to change, correct or improve the image |
| burr | in engraving and drypoint, the ridge of metal plowed up by the burin, or graver, or needle, on the surface of a metal plate |
| hatching | a method of tonal shading using criss-cross lines |
| stippling | a method of shading using short, stabbing strokes |
| tarlatan | a special cloth-like material designed to absorb and remove ink from a plate |
| collograph | a print made from a low relief collage |
| baren | a small, flat pad of woven bamboo bark used to impress a print from a wood block |
| reduction printmaking | all colors are printed out of one block, which is re-carved for each color the original block is destroyed during the creation process and further copies beyond the first edition are impossible |
| woodblock | a relief printmaking process in which the artist carves from the surface of a block of wood an image the printing areas of which are higher than the surrounding non-printing areas |
| linoleum block | A linoleum block or plate used for making relief prints. A durable, washable material made in sheets by pressing a mixture of heated linseed oil, rosin, powdered cork, and pigments onto a burlap or canvas backing |
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