Paper with a blackened surface which is selectively removed to reveal white.
What is scratchboard
100
Consistency of a surface.
What is texture
100
Intentional placing of figures on a page so the image does not appear "slanted".
What is balance
100
Artist Albrecht Dürer worked mainly in this printmaking style.
What are woodcuts
200
Diluting a colour using white.
What is tint
200
The material which we will be carving to create our prints.
What is lino block or softoleum
200
2D space that stands out from the surrounding area.
What is shape
200
The juxtaposition of opposites beside one another; for example, black on white.
What is contrast
200
The prints of Campbell's soup cans was made by this artist.
Who is Andy Warhol
300
Name three tertiary colours
What is:
yellow-green
yellow-orange
red-orange
red-purple
blue-purple
blue-green
300
The liquid material used to transfer the image from the lino block/softoleum onto the paper.
What is ink
300
It can be either positive or negative.
What is space
300
The illusion of objects receding into the distance.
What is perspective
300
This Renaissance artist was also an inventor, filling many books with sketches of fantastical inventions (some of which resemble machines in use today, such as scuba gear and helicopters).
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci
400
These colours often elicit active emotions (such as anger or happiness) and will push to the front of a composition.
What is warm colours
400
A device used to put pressure on your block to ensure an even distribution of ink on the paper.
What is a printing press
400
A mark which connects one point to another. Can be used to convey emotion
What is line
400
The size of one object compared to another.
What is scae
400
Painted the Sistine Chapel and is the sculptor of the famous "David" which is often referred to with his name.
Who is Michelangelo
500
The colour which has the longest wavelength.
What is red
500
The process of removing sections of lino block/softoleum in order to print several colours.
What is reductive printmaking
500
When white light is sent though a prism, it creates all of these.
What is colour
500
What draws the viewer's eye to particular places in an image.
What is emphasis
500
Indigenous Canadian painter who created the "Woodlands Style" of painting.