Intaglio Unit Vocabulary Quiz
Name _______________________
1. A proof reserved by and artist for personal record or use and
excluded from the numbering of an edition is called a(n)
_________________________________.
2. Before printing you must file the edge of a plate. This sloping of the
edge is called a(n) ______________________ .
3. In intaglio, the penetration of acid into the plate is called
______________________.
4. The rectangles of felt used between the paper and the roller of the
press are called __________________________.
5. The tool used to diminish or fully eliminate the intaglio lines after
using a scraper is called a(n) ________________________.
6. The deep soft lines in drypoint are caused by _____________ of metal
excavated on either side of the groove cut by the needle into the
plate.
7. An ______________________ refers to the total number of prints pulled
and authenticated by the artist. The eleventh print from a total of 50
is numbered as 11/50
8. A ______________________ or and acid resist is coating applied to
plate so that the artist can execute the drawing for an etching.
9. Any form of printmaking in which ink is held in grooves after image is
either cut or bitten by acid into a plate is referred to as ___________.
10. A(n) ____________________ is a three faceted tool used for removing
unwanted lines in a metal plate.
Match the following terms to the following images. Choose from: Bitten
Lines, Open Bite, Drypoint and Aquatint.
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On the following page you will find some reproductions of intaglio prints
by some masters. Please the master who produced each print.
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18. Which of these features mostly bitten lines? ___________________________________ 19. Which of these features mostly drypoint lines? ___________________________________ 20. Which of these features mostly aquatint? ___________________________________