Chapter 8 Stencil Study Guide

Which is part of stencil?

• woodcut

• Silkscreen

• engraving

• dry point

Which printmaking technique requires a squeegee?

• Etching

• Woodcut

• Screenprinting

• Lithography

This image is an example of a

• Screenprint

• Etching

• Woodcut

• Lithograph

Screen printing is done on what surface?

• Stone

• Block

• Screen

• Plate

Define silkscreen

• a tool used in engraving

• in color printmaking or machine printing, the process of aligning the impressions of blocks or plates on the same sheet of paper

• the block of metal, wood, stone, or another material that an artist works to create a print

• a technique in which stencils are applied to fabric stretched across a frame, and paint or ink is forced through the unblocked portions of the screen onto paper or another surface beneath

Define stencil

• a sheet of paper, cardboard, or metal with a design cut out; painting or stamping over the sheet prints the design on the surface

• a design incised or engraved into a material.

• a print of a type made from a design cut in a block of wood, formerly widely used for illustrations in books

• a print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface.

What is another term for screenprinting?

• woodblock

• woodcut

• serigraphy

• engraving

What printmaking effect, seen in Kim Mccarthy's "Urban Buddha", attracts many artists to use stencils?

• the layering of colors

• the use of wood

• the layering of images

• the use of limestone

What is the drawback to the use of stencils in artwork such as Kim McCarthy's "Urban Buddha"?

• the artwork is not diverse

• none of the above

• shading is possible

• shading is not possible

Why do street artists prefer using stencils to create their art?

• to make it look more eye catching

• the speed at which images are made

• the way the images are shown

• all of the above