Exam 13: Printmaking

This printmaking tool is a sharp instrument used to mark the surface of a plate.

Which of the following is a printmaking process?

This intaglio process is achieved by pulling a burin across the surface of a metal plate,leaving a burr where the ink will collect.

if you wanted to create a poster that displayed exactly the same information,and could be reproduced in thousands of copies,monoprinting would be a good process to use.

When a printmaker rolls ink onto a raised surface and presses a piece of paper onto it,the resulting image on the paper is known as ________.

Compare the prints of Adam and Eve by Dürer,Beckmann,and Rembrandt (2.3.8,2.3.9,and 2.3.10).Each uses a different intaglio method.Describe the visual differences between the images,the technical differences between the processes,and explain why you think each artist chose that particular method.How does each process affect the final image? What might the different processes and artistic styles imply about the character of Adam and Eve?

This intaglio process employs acid to mar the surface of a metal plate.

This type of printmaking is achieved by "collaging" materials to a surface that will later be inked and printed to paper:

For his print Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,Albrecht Dürer hired expert craftsmen to ________.

If you were to carve away the surface of a woodblock,removing the shape of a star,then ink the block and make a print,you would be left with a negative star shape on the paper.

If an artist were to create a woodblock print with three different colors,how many separate relief blocks would he or she need?

This printmaking process is used for t-shirts,solar panels,and circuit boards.

This intaglio process makes an image that resembles the effect created by water-based media,and uses melted rosin to create an acid-resistant coating.

This style of printmaking means "pictures of the floating world" and was practiced by the Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro.

If an artist wanted to create an image of a bright moon in the night sky using mezzotint,he or she should smooth the burrs on the surface of the plate for the area of the moon.

This type of printmaking is done by carving away part of a block in order to leave a raised surface that can be inked and printed.

If an artist wants to create a print with very fine detail and precise,even lines,drypoint would be a good method to use.

This term for plate printmaking means "cut into" in Italian.

The wash-like appearance of Goya's print Giant was created using this process.

Which two printmaking methods did the artist Kathy Strauss combine to create her unique artwork Kepler Underneath 1?