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praxis 2 (Printmaking)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A term used by artists that describes the action used to create a copy of the originally designed print.
a)
pull
b)
ink brayers
c)
bench hook
d)
matrix
2.
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.
a)
proofs
b)
woodcut
c)
monoprint
d)
relief
3.
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.
a)
spoon
b)
bench hook
c)
carving tools
d)
ink tray
4.
A kitchen utensil that is used to rub paper against an inked matrix to lift the image from the matrix.
a)
monoprint
b)
bench hook
c)
spoon
d)
intaglio
5.
The first pulls of a print to see if the product meets the artist's standards.
a)
brayers
b)
ink trays
c)
proofs
d)
intaglio
6.
Special substances in tubes or jars of the type that will roll onto a surface forming static, tacky sounds.
a)
printing ink
b)
acrylic paint
c)
oil paint
d)
watercolor
7.
A printmaking method in which you add water soluble materials to a prepared plate in a way that creates an image to print.
a)
additive
b)
subtractive
c)
baren
d)
printmaking
8.
An assortment of cutters that make different shaped grooves in all matrixes of relief printing.
a)
ink tray
b)
intaglio
c)
carving tools
d)
spoon
9.
Words referring to the condition of ink when it is ready to be rolled onto a plate.
a)
beady, crackling, staticky, tacky
b)
slippery, thick
c)
slimy, smooth
d)
moist, glossy
10.
A French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings; his prints are widely studied because they are in the subtractive style.
a)
Edgar Degas
b)
Henri Matisse
c)
Pablo Picasso
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
11.
Any paper that absorbs the printing ink.
a)
digital image
b)
linoleum print
c)
baren
d)
printing paper
12.
A printmaking method in which parts of the applied color are removed to produce an image.
a)
additive
b)
woodcut
c)
subtractive
d)
ink tray
13.
A relief print usually carved in the plank grain of a piece of wood.
a)
linoleum print
b)
woodcut
c)
bench hook
d)
matrix
14.
A French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of ballet; his prints are in the additive style.
a)
Henri Matisse
b)
Edgar Degas
c)
Michaelangelo
d)
Caravaggio
15.
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.
a)
proofs
b)
subtractive
c)
matrix
d)
monoprint
16.
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.
a)
bench hook
b)
printmaking
c)
pull
d)
relief
17.
A hand tool used to roll the ink on the matrix; ink must make a staticky sound and form beads on the matrix before printing.
a)
ink brayers
b)
matrix
c)
ink trays
d)
baren
18.
A relief print carved into linoleum as the matrix; also called a lino print or lino cut.
a)
relief
b)
intaglio
c)
woodcut
d)
linoleum print
19.
Whatever is used to hold the image that will be inked; it may be metal, cardboard, linoleum, carving blocks, wood, etc.
a)
proofs
b)
ink trays
c)
matrix
d)
woodcut
20.
Flat container that holds ink and brayer with room to roll ink.
a)
ink tray
b)
ink brayers
c)
intaglio
d)
pull
21.
Any technique in which an image is printed from lines or textures scratched or etched into a metal plate. The plate is covered with ink, then wiped clean, leaving ink in the incised lines.
a)
intaglio
b)
relief
c)
pull
d)
matrix
22.

Third Step in Screen Printing (silkscreen, serigraph)

a)

Proof

b)

Brayer

c)

Printing

d)

Edition

23.

What is applied to the plate in etching/intaglio?

a)

A oily ink

b)

A watery chemical solution

c)

A thick grease and water

d)

A waxy, acid-resistant "ground"

24.

Who are the two well-know artist that used lithography?

a)

Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin

b)

Paul Klee and Geroge Seurat

c)

Pablo Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Pierre Bonnard & Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

25.

How was intaglio first discovered?

a)

The uncut portions of the stencil

b)

To distinguish artists' screen prints from commercial

c)

Acid could be used to incise an image into a metal plate

d)

Etching, engraving, drypoint, mezzotint, and aquatint

e)

Woodcuts first appeared in China in the 19th century.

26.

When an Where did woodcuts first appeared?

a)

The uncut portions of the stencil

b)

To distinguish artists' screen prints from commercial examples

c)

Acid could be used to incise an image into a metal plate.

d)

Etching, engraving, dry point, mezzotint, and aquatint

e)

Woodcuts first appeared in China in the 19th century.

27.

Who invented the lithograph?

a)

Aloys Senefelder

b)

Pierre Bonnard & Henri de Toulose-Lautrec

c)

Treating the stone

d)

Pop Art

28.

The first step in Intaglio

a)

Applying the ground

b)

Fixingthe image

c)

Treating the stone

d)

Dampening the stone

29.
What is a bench hook used for?
a)
Used to prevent your gouge from slipping your block forward and/or to contain your ink well 
b)
To hang your print so it can dry
c)
For display purposes
d)
Used to secure your paper to the table before you print
30.
What is this?
a)
A baren
b)
A brayer
c)
A gouge or lino-cutters
d)
A burnisher
31.
The moment you have officially created a print
a)
Rolling a print
b)
Carving a print
c)
Pulling a print
d)
Inking the block/plate
32.
A print made from gluing items to a block (Such as paperclips & leaves)
a)
Etching
b)
Collagraph
c)
Lino-cut
d)
Impression
33.
Lines scratched into a wax covered plate and dipped into acid that eats into the exposed areas
a)
Collagraph
b)
Relief Print
c)
Etching
d)
Lino-cut
34.

A print resembling a watercolor, produced from a copper

plate etched with nitric

a)

aquatint

b)

tint

c)

mezzotint

35.

An image produced from a photographic negative transferred to a metal plate and etched in

a)

Photogravure

b)

DAGUERROTYPE

36.

A steel needle for engraving on a bare copper plate

without acid. Photography Aperture- is a circle-shaped opening in a lens (a hole, really) through which light passes to strike the film. The size of the aperture is expressed as an f-number, like f/8 or f/11

a)

intaglio

b)

Dry Point

c)

fine point

37.

An obsolete photographic process in which a picture made on a silver surface is sensitized with iodine; and developed by exposure to mercury vapor

a)

Dry Point

b)

aquatint

c)

DAGUERROTYPE

d)

fine point

38.

The distance between the nearest and furthest objects in a photograph that are considered to be acceptably sharp

a)

Emphatic Point

b)

Focal Point

c)

Perspective

d)

Depth of Field

39.

Controls the duration of an exposure - the faster the Shutter speed, the shorter the exposure time

a)

Shutter Speed

b)

Film Speed

40.

A measurement of film’s sensitivity to light. More sensitive (faster) films have higher ISO numbers and require less exposure in order to make a properly-exposed picture.

a)

Shutter Speed

b)

Film Speed