PRINTMAKING TOOLS
This tool is used to spread ink evenly across a printing plate.
what is a brayer?
This is the sticky substance rolled onto a plate before printing.
what is ink?
Printmaking was first used to create these items for wide distribution.
what are books or images?
This artist is famous for repeating images using printmaking techniques.
Who is Andy Warhol?
This element is most affected by carving lines into a plate.
What is line?
This surface holds the carved design that gets inked and printed.
What is a plate?
This material is commonly used for beginner printmaking plates because it is soft and easy to carve.
What is soft-cut linoleum (or foam plate)?
This invention greatly reduced the need for hand-printed books.
What is the printing press?
This Japanese artist is known for The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
Who is Hokusai?
Repeating shapes or lines in printmaking helps create this principle.
what is pattern?
This tool is used to apply pressure to transfer ink to paper when no press is available
what is a baron?
This process creates prints by carving away areas that will not receive ink
What is relief printing?
Printmaking became important because it allowed artists to do this.
What is make multiple copies of an image?
This Spanish artist experimented with printmaking along with painting and sculpture.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
Using black ink on white paper shows a strong example of this element.
what is contrast?
This safety tool is worn to protect your hands while carving.
What is a bench hook or safety glove?
This material choice affects how much ink is absorbed and how sharp the print looks.
what is the paper?
This country is known for traditional woodblock prints like ukiyo-e.
what is Japan?
A blurry or muddy image when printed is the result of this
what is using too much ink on the plate?
Overlapping carved areas can help create this illusion in a print.
what is space or depth?
This is the device used to machine print some types of plates
What is a printing press?
This form of printmaking involves creating a plate made of 3-dimensional relief out of collage materials
what is a collagraph?
These prints were often used to tell stories or share information before photography.
What are illustrations or visual narratives?
what must you do within your design if it includes a number, letter, or any symbol, shape or thing that requires it to be facing the correct way?
what is mirror the image/design? (draw it reverse of what you want it to look like)
This is one way to emphasize contrast within your print
what is using a combo of dark ink/light paper or light ink/dark paper?