A term used by artists that describes the action used to create a copy of the originally designed print.

• pull
• ink brayers
• bench hook
• matrix

A generic term for printmaking where raised surfaces are inked and printed; non-image areas have been cut away so that they will not print.

• proofs
• woodcut
• monoprint
• relief

Safety accessory used to provide a stop for the matrix and a safe place for fingers; carving is accomplished by pushing away from the body.

• spoon
• bench hook
• carving tools
• ink tray

The first pulls of a print to see if the product meets the artist's standards.

• brayers
• ink trays
• proofs
• intaglio

Special substances in tubes or jars of the type that will roll onto a surface forming static, tacky sounds.

• printing ink
• acrylic paint
• oil paint
• watercolor

An assortment of cutters that make different shaped grooves in all matrixes of relief printing.

• ink tray
• intaglio
• carving tools
• spoon

Words referring to the condition of ink when it is ready to be rolled onto a plate.

• beady, crackling, staticky, tacky
• slippery, thick
• slimy, smooth
• moist, glossy

Any paper that absorbs the printing ink.

• digital image
• linoleum print
• baren
• printing paper

A form of printmaking in which the artist draws or paints on some material, such as glass or transparent film, and then prints the image onto paper.

• proofs
• subtractive
• matrix
• monoprint

Process of making original artwork by printing on paper; there are many types; some are created by hand printing and some are created by press printing.

• bench hook
• printmaking
• pull
• relief