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PRINTMAKING - vocabulary

Learn the printmaking vocab and tools.

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BlockLinoleum or wood pieced used for printing.
PlateSurface design on a black from which a print is taken.
PrintImage taken from a plate and transferred to another surface.
InkA thick, paint-like substance for printing.
Brayertool used to roll ink onto a plate.
BarenTools used to apply pressure on paper lying on a plate.
Registration1) Lining-up one color on top of another on the same print or 2) lining up the paper on top of the plate).
Printer's Edition Fraction (TOP)Total Order in which they were Printed (top # = # of that print / bottom # = total # of prints)
Artist ProofThe test print an artist creates in order to view their cuts.
Linoleum CuttersTools used for cutting in which the smallest is a #1 and the largest is a #6.
Bench HookIs used to hold the block into place while carving.
ReliefInking the raised surface of the prepared plate. The oldest and most direct form of printmaking.
SubtractiveRemoving linoleum from the plate leaving the image you intend to relief print.
PressA machine used to apply even pressure to the back of the print block for printmaking.


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