Name:
Fill out this note sheet using section 9.4 of The Visual Experience and the PowerPoint
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What is the main difference between drawings and prints?
Define PLATE as it relates to printmaking. What can be a plate?
To produce a print…
List the four main types of printmaking methods:
1. 3.
2. 4.
Relief Printing
Historical Uses
A relief print is so called because…
Traditionally __________________was the most common kind of relief printing, but many artists now use _______________________.
The Process
1.
The artist _____________ on the block to be carved.
2.
The artist then ____________ away the areas that will remain ____________.
3.
The parts that will be ________________ are ______________ raised from the background.
4.
____________ is rolled across the plate and clings to _____________________.
5.
Paper is then pressed against the plate, transferring the image to the paper.
Example
Drawing
List three major artists who utilized relief printing and attach two images of their relief prints.

Intaglio Printing
Historical
Uses
An intaglio print is the _______________ from ________________ printing. Rather than being
__________ the surface, an intaglio image is _______________ it. The artist____________ the lines.
List and define the two types of intaglio.
1.
2.
Printing
Technique
1.
Black ink is _____________into the ________________ or ______________ lines.
2.
These are then transferred to a piece of paper under the pressure of a
_______________________.
Example
Drawing
List two major artists who utilized intaglio printing and attach two images of their prints.

Lithography Printing
Historical
Uses
In lithography, the _______________ is on the ______________ of the plate.
One of the most widely used of all the methods, it operates on the principle that:
__________________________________________________________________________________________.
The Process
1.
The artist _____________ on the flat surface of a __________________ with a ___________________.
2.
The surface is then dampened with ____________________.
3.
The ___________ lines of the crayon do not absorb the _________________.
4.
When the artist rolls _________________ onto the plate, the damp part of the surface ________________ the ink. However, the ___________________ receive the ink.
5.
These lines are then ________________________________________________.
6.
The final print often ________________________________________________.
List two major artists who utilized lithography printing and attach two images of their prints.
Silkscreen Printing
Historical
Uses

Screen printing is the ______________ of the printmaking media.
It is essentially a ______________________process.
The
Process
1.
The artist creates a design or image on a _______________ and places it on a
_______________________ made of ____________________ or __________________ that is stretched tightly over a frame.
2.
The stencil, which can be made of _____________________, __________________
________________, or _____________________________ is adhered to the screen.
3.
The artist forces ___________________ through the ______________________ of the screen with a ___________________.
4.
A __________________screen is needed for ________________________________.
Why is silkscreen popular for artists, commercial artists, and amateurs?
List two major artists who utilized screen printing and attach two images of their prints.
Editions and Labeling
Editions
Labeling of
Prints