gateways to art ch 2.3

Woodcut

A print created from an incised piece of wood. (page 232)

Planography

A print process where the inked image area and non-inked areas are at the same height. (page 240)

Relief

A print process where the inked image is higher than the non-printing areas. (page 232)

Drypoint

An intaglio printmaking process where the artist raises a burr when gouging the printing plate. (page 237)

Engraving

A printmaking technique where the artist gouges or scratches the image into the surface of the printing plate. (page 236)

Intaglio

Any print process where the inked image is lower than the surface of the printing plate; from the Italian for "cut into." (page 232)

Monotype

a print method producing a unique image (page 245)

Edition

All the copies of a print made from a single printing. (page 232)

Mezzotint

An intaglio printmaking process based on roughening the entire printing plate to accept ink; the artist smoothes out the non-image areas. (page 240)

Etching

An intaglio printmaking process that uses acid to bite (or etch) the engraved design into the printing surface. (page 237)

Aquatint

An intaglio printmaking process that uses melted rosin or spray paint to create an acid-resistant ground. (page 238)

Rosin

A dry powdered resin that melts when heated, used in the aquatint process. (page 238)

Stencil

A perforated template allowing ink or paint to pass through to print a design. (page 242)

Lithography

is Greek for stone writing (page 232)