Printmaking
Introduced| English |
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| matrix/ˈmeɪtrɪks/ |
| edition/ɪˈdɪʃn/ |
| relief/rɪˈliːf/ |
| intaglio/ɪnˈtæɡlɪəʊ/ |
| planographic/ˌplænəˈɡræfɪk/ |
| stencil/ˈstensl/ |
Many copies from one plate
- A print transfers an image from a prepared surface (the matrix 版) to paper.
- This lets an artist make many copies — an edition 版数.
- The matrix is reversed, so the print is a mirror of the plate.
A printmaking matrix produces an image that is reversed (a mirror) on the paper.
The matrix is a mirror of the final print.
A numbered set of identical prints from one matrix is called an ____.
An edition is the set of prints from one matrix.
Relief and intaglio
- Relief 凸版 (linocut, woodcut): ink the raised surface; cut-away areas stay blank.
- Intaglio 凹版 (etching, engraving): ink sits in lines cut below the surface.
- These are opposites — printing from what is up vs what is down.
Which printmaking family?
Sort each print by its printmaking family.
In which print family does ink sit in lines cut below the surface?
Intaglio prints from ink in incised (below-surface) lines.
Select all relief printmaking methods.
Linocut and woodcut are relief; etching is intaglio and screen print is stencil.
Match each family to its ink location.
Relief = raised; intaglio = below; stencil = through mesh.
Planographic and stencil
- Planographic 平版 (lithography): image and non-image areas are on the same level, using grease and water.
- Stencil 孔版 (screen printing): ink is pushed through open areas of a mesh.
- Each family gives a different look and process.
The four families differ by where the ink sits: relief on the raised surface, intaglio in cut-below lines, planographic on a flat greasy image, stencil through open mesh. Get this straight and you can identify any print process on the exam.
A linocut is a relief print: the artist carves away the background so the raised design takes the ink. An etching is the opposite — an intaglio print where ink fills lines bitten into the metal plate. Same paper, opposite methods.
A print transfers an image from a matrix to paper, in an edition. The four families are relief (ink the raised surface), intaglio (ink incised lines), planographic (flat, grease vs water), and stencil (push ink through a mesh). The matrix is reversed.