Printing Techniques
Basics
100
What is a metal plate that is first covered with an acid-resistant material, then worked with an etching needle to create an intaglio image. The exposed metal is eaten away in an acid bath, creating depressed lines that are later inked for printing.
What is etching?
100
Red. blue, yellow
What are the 3 primary colors?
200
What is the printing technique in which an intaglio image is produced by cutting a metal plate or box directly with a sharp engraving tool? The incised lines are inked and printed with heavy pressure.
What is engraving?
300
What is a printing technique using a planographic process in which prints are pulled on a special press from a flat stone or metal surface that has been chemically sensitized so that ink sticks only to the design areas and is repelled by the non-image areas? This technique was invented in 1798 in Germany by Alois Senefelder.
What is lithography?
400
What is the printing technique that makes use of a squeegee to force ink directly onto a piece of paper or canvas through a stencil creating an image on a screen of silk or other fine fabric with an impermeable substance? This technique differs from most other printing in that its color areas are paint films rather than printing ink stains.
What is Serigraphy (Silk-screen)?
500
What is the printing technique in which the printing surface has been carved from a block of wood. The traditional wood block is seasoned hardwood such as apple, beech or sycamore. This technique is one of the oldest forms of printing dating back to the 12th century.
What is Woodcut?
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