ARH 151 Quiz 17

an edition

A group of prints that are identical and produced in a limited number is called ________.

relief

Japanese artists of the Ukiyo-e school, in 19th century Edo, excelled in this multi-colored woodblock technique.

relief

Linocut, using linoleum blocks, is a newer version of this basic printmaking technique.

serifs

The marks that are added to a letterform that were derived from the chisel marks created for words incised on Roman buildings are called ________.

Typography

The visual form of printed letters, words, and text is called ________.

Rembrandt

This Northern European baroque artist was well known for his etchings, making nearly 300 in his lifetime.

drypoint

This intaglio technique is different than engraving, in that it doesn't actually cut metal from the plate, but rather displaces it.

font

This is a group of letterforms designed to have a uniform appearance.

intaglio

This printmaking technique has ancient beginnings, dating back to cylinder seals from Sumeria, c. 2600 BC.

intaglio (etching)

This printmaking technique, more like drawing, cuts an image onto a metal plate with an acid bath.

lithography

This printmaking technique, typically using stone plates, takes advantage of the fact that oil and water do not mix.

intaglio (engraving)

US currency is made using this basic printmaking technique.

matrix

What do we call the object (often it's wood, metal or stone) whose surface contains an image that can hold ink, and so be transferred to a piece of paper, creating a print.

silk screen

With this printmaking technique a squeegee produces smooth areas of color by pressing ink through a stencil onto the paper.

Lithography

Your textbook is made using this printmaking technique.