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Printmaking Unit 2: Relief

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the earliest printmaking technique?

a)

Relief

b)

Etching

c)

Lithography

d)

Screen printing

2.

What is a U-Gouge used for?

a)

Narrow, delicate lines

b)

Broader lines

c)

Mixing ink

d)

Drying prints

3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
A relief print usually carved in the plank grain of a piece of wood.
a)
linoleum print
b)
woodcut
c)
bench hook
d)
matrix
7.

any areas that you cut away on the linoleum will end up being the color of....

a)

the ink

b)

the paper

8.

Name that tool

a)

Ink

b)

Plexiglass

c)

Roller

d)

Brayer

9.

Name that Tool

a)

Plastic

b)

Plexiglass

c)

Paper

d)

Brayer

10.

A set of identical prints that are numbered and signed.

a)

Proofs

b)

Monoprint

c)

Chine Colle

d)

Edition

11.

A technique in which the image is printed from a raised surface.

a)

Relief

b)

Stencil

c)

Intaglio

d)

Burin

12.

In relief printing, a tool for cutting and clearing areas from a block of wood or linoleum.

a)

Gouge

b)

Brayer

c)

Burin

d)

Etching

13.

A set of identical prints that are numbered and signed.

a)

Proofs

b)

Monoprint

c)

Chine Colle

d)

Edition

14.

A round, smooth pad used to press paper against an inked wood or linoleum block.

a)

Baren

b)

Brayer

c)

Burin

d)

Gouge

15.
What is the machine used to create prints
a)
Printing Press
b)
Kiln
c)
Extruder
d)
Roller
16.

A print made in the printmaking process (before the plate is completed) to see the current printing state of a plate while the plate is being worked on by the artist.

a)

sample print

b)

test print

c)

first print

d)

artist's print

17.

The surface that is prepared for inking and printing.

a)

surface

b)

board

c)

canvas

d)

plate

18.

A strong, flexible material used for relief printing, one of the easiest and most direct of all the printmaking methods.

a)

linoleum

b)

wood

c)

plastic

d)

zinc

19.

Ink

a)

A rolling tool used to spread liquid

b)

The liquid that takes on the shape of your image

c)

A carving tool used to make your image

d)

Something a squid has

20.

Ink that has been rolled out evenly on the brayer will look like _______ peel.

a)

Apple

b)

Orange

c)

Banana

d)

Kiwi