Printmaking
What color do "positive shapes" appear in your final print?
Black
What are considered positive shapes on your block?
Areas that are left uncarved on your printing block.
What portion of a clay piece should NEVER have pottery glaze on it?
The bottom portion of your clay piece.
How does an artist lighten a color when using watercolor paint?
Add more water and less paint.
What is considered the “middle ground” in a landscape painting?
The objects located in the middle of the painting
What traditional color do "negative shapes" print in your final print?
White
What are considered negative shapes on your printing block?
Areas that are carved away on your printing block.
What stage of clay do you apply pottery glaze to?
Bisqueware
How does an artist darken a color when using watercolor paint?
Adding less water and using more paint.
What is a proof?
A practice print used to make changes on the block.
What is a hard AND soft brayer used for?
A hard brayer is used to transfer the print.
A soft brayer is used to ink your printing plate.
What is glaze?
Liquified glass that is applied to pottery AFTER it has been fired.
What is considered the “background” in a landscape painting?
Objects that appear the farthest away in a painting
What is an Edition?
The number of prints an artists creates from a single block.
What are the 7 elements of art?
Shape, texture, color, value, form, line and space
What are the 3 stages of clay?
Plastic, leather hard, bone dry
What is considered the “foreground” in a landscape painting?
The objects that are closest to you in a painting
What 3 things need to be on an artists final edition?
Edition number, title, signature/name
What are the 8 principles of design?
Movement, proportion, scale, unity, repetition, balance, variety, emphasis
What is the stage of clay called AFTER it has been fired?
Bisqueware
What is atmospheric perspective?
The scientific event where objects in a landscape appear to slowly lighten as they move towards the background