Printmaking VOCAB

A small, hand-held rubber roller used to spread printing ink evenly on a surface before printing.

• Baren

• Brayer

• Matrix

• Proof

The transference of an image from one surface (plate or block) to another (usually paper)

using ink

• water biased

• burnishing

• monoprint

• printmaking

lightweight, hand-held disk made with an ategawa or stiff backing piece used to apply pressure to a matrix

• brayer

• matrix

• baren

• proof

The number of a print in an edition. The first three prints in an edition 10 would be 1/10, 2/10, 3/10 etc.

• impression number

• linoleum block

• printmaking

• block printing

Tool used to mount print carving/subject in place on table top

• burnishing

• edition

• water-biased

• bench plate

A single trial print pulled by the artist to check the progress of the image and how it is printing

• baren

• proof

• matrix

• brayer

a surface, a woodblock, a metal plate, a lithographic stone or a mesh screen for example, on which the image to be printed is prepared

• matrix

• brayer

• baren

• monoprint

all the copies of a print made from a single printing

• printmaking

• proof

• edition

• bench plate

hand-carved characters and illustrations into a block of wood, applied ink to the block, and then printed copies on multiple sheets of paper

• linoleum block

• monoprint

• block printing

• printmaking

Rubbing the back of printing paper on an inked block or plate to produce a print

• burnishing

• bench plate

• printmaking

• monoprint