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Worksheetslithography: Study Guide
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
A planographic printmaking technique based on the antipathy of oil and water; the image is drawn with a grease crayon or painted with tusche on a stone or grained aluminum plate; the surface is then chemically treated and dampened so that it will accept ink only where the crayon or tusche has been used ?
lithography
stencil
plate mark
photo screen
For lithography prints you need?
a stone
a gouge
a screen
acid
offset lithography
lithographic printing by indirect image transfer from photomechanical plates; the plate transfers ink to a rubber-covered cylinder, which "offsets" the ink to the paper
any print making technique in which lines and areas to be inked are recessed below the surface of the printing plate
in color printmaking or machine printing, the process if aligning the impressions of blocks or plates on the same sheet of paper
How does treating the drawing surface with a solution of gum arabic and acid make the lithographic process possible?
It surrounds the greasy image with a solution that attracts water but not ink
It acts as a light-sensitive gelatin that allows the passage of ink
It eats away at the greasy image, creating grooves below the surface that hold the ink
It produces a stencil that can then be used to print multiple times
Which printmaking technique would be most effective for making a large edition of inexpensive prints?
engraving
woodcut
lithography
etching
What is NOT true about offset lithography?
Uses flat plates, Planography.
impact printing
Principe of oil & water do not mix
prints digitally from computer
Paper, ink, stone, and grease are integral to a printing process known by which name below?
lithography
relief
registration
What increase the dramatic impact of Rue Transnonain?
The strong light and dark areas.
The facial expressions of the people.
After the image is complete, the stone is chemically treated with gum arabic and a small amount of acid to fix the drawing onto the stone
false
true
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec became famous for lithographs that
criticized the French upper classes
promoted workers’ rights in the nineteenth century
publicized Parisian entertainers
raised public awareness of governmental injustice
Before the development of modern photographic printing presses, lithographs provided the illustrations for newspapers, posters, and handbills
false
true
One advantage of printmaking is that the same image can be produced multiple times.
true
false
What technique/type of printing is from a flat surface?
-Lithograph, monoprint
Collograph
Planographic
Relief
Intaglio
Why can lithography plates be reused?
They can be acid washed.
They are wood and can be sanded.
They are metal and can be polished.
The surface remains intact.
year? Print type?
1893; Lithography
1513; Engraving
1867; Linocut
1854; Lithography
