Art 3/4

Name _________________________ Period ______

Printmaking Unit
Part I: The 4 Printing Processes
1.

__________________________ prints the raised areas of a block

after other areas have been carved away.
Examples: ____________________________________

2.

The ________________________ process prints from the

indented or engraved areas of the plate.
Examples: ____________________________________

3.

A ___________________________ prints from greasy areas

applied to a stone. This can also be called the
_____________________________ process
Example: _____________________________________

4.

The ______________________________ process prints from holes in the stencil.

This can also be called the _____________________________ process.
Examples: ____________________________________

Regardless of which printing process you are using, the following printmaking
steps can be used for each one:
1.

__________________________________________________________________

2.

__________________________________________________________________

3.

__________________________________________________________________

4.

__________________________________________________________________

Part II: Other Printmaking Terms

1.

A series of prints made from the same plate is called a(n) ______________________________________________.

2.

When a printmaker creates a ______________________________ series of prints, they label each print with a fraction.
This fraction is called the _______________________________.
Example: 2 Top # is the number of the print made
5 Bottom # is the total number of prints in the edition

3.

A ____________________________________ is a trial print made for the purpose of being studied and corrected.

4.

When printing a multicolored image you must ________________________ the paper so that each color lines up with the
other colors. Good _________________________ is important!

Part III: Monoprints

1.
2.

A _____________________________ is a one of a kind print that can only be done once. Its edition number is _________.
Water soluble printing ink _______________________________________________________________________________

Part IV: Engraving

1.
2.

Engraving is an ___________________________ printing process that prints from the carved areas of the printing plate.
Oil based ink ________________________________________________________________________________________

Part V: Finishing Your Print

At the bottom of each print, 3 things are needed (in this order):
1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________