| A | B |
|---|
| block | plate or manipulated surface that creates a print |
| first prints found where? | caves |
| brayer | rolls ink onto plate |
| inking tray | surface where ink is mixed |
| spatula | used to mix ink colors and spread it for braying |
| how to roll and apply ink | one direction only |
| ukiyo-e | Japanese printmaking that showed everyday subjects |
| space in Oriental art | flat |
| Oriental compositions | often diagonal |
| raised areas of block | where ink remains on block |
| blood, soot, earthen pigments | first printing "inks" |
| reductive block designs depend on | value gradation |
| registering | lining up the printing block with previously printed images |
| lightest value | first value to print in reductive block |
| Why is it reductive block? | the block is carved away after each color is printed. |
| monoprints | unique, one of a kind prints |
| plexiglass | surface for monoprint plates |
| linoleum | block printing surface |
| linoleum carvers are called | gouges and liners |
| 2 kinds of gouges | U and V shaped |
| edition | group of the same prints |
| artist's proof | first print of an edition |
| ironing | makes linoleum easier to carve |
| using pencil on back of design to print | method of transferring design |
| always sign a print in | pencil |
| ink ready to print when it | sounds sticky |
| sharpie, pencil, inks, pastels | drawing materials to enhance monoprints |
| printmaking became an artform when | paper was invented |
| Where was paper invented? | China |
