Quiz One: Printmaking Techniques
For each of the following printmaking methods, answer all the questions
Relief Printmaking
· How is the matrix created?
· What are some kinds of relief prints?
· What kinds of inks are used in relief printing?
· Who are some well-known artists that work in relief?
· What are some commercial uses of relief printing (that are still used)?
Intaglio Printmaking
· What does the word “intaglio” mean?
· How is the matrix created?
· What are some kinds of intaglio prints?
· What kinds of inks are used in intaglio printing?
· Who are some well-known artists that work in intaglio?
· What are some commercial uses of intaglio printing (that are still used)?
Planographic Printmaking
· What does the words “lithography” and “planographic” mean?
· Who invented lithography?
· How is the matrix created?
· What are the different kinds of lithographic prints?
· What kinds of inks are used in lithographic printing?
· Who are some well-known artists that work in lithography?
· What are some commercial uses of lithographic printing (that are still used)?
Serigraphic Printmaking
· What is another word for “serigraphy”?
· How is the matrix created?
· What are some different ways of making serigraphic prints?
· What kinds of inks are used in serigraphic printing?
· Who are some well-known artists that work in serigraphy?
· What are some commercial uses of serigraphic printing (that are still used)?
Quiz Two: Printmaking Terminology
Define each of the following terms.
À la poupée
Aquatint
Arches
Artist's Proof
Baren
B.A.T.
A.P.
T. P.
1/10, 2/10, 3/10 etc.
I/X, II/X, III/X, etc.
Brayer
Burin
Chine Collé
Collograph
Drypoint
Edition
Engraving
Etching
Giclee print
Gum Arabic
Hardground/Softground
Impression
Inkjet Print
Letterpress
Limited Edition
Linocut
Master Printer
Matrix
Mezzotint
Monoprint
Monotype
Offset Lithography
Original Print
Photomechanical Print
Planographic
Plate Tone
Proof
Publisher
Reduction Print
Reproduction
Restrike
Rice Paper
Roulette
Serigraph
State (print)
Trial Proof
Ukiyo-E
Verso (and Recto)
Wood Engraving
Quiz Three: Printmaking History and Theory
Answer each of the following questions.
What form of printmaking was the first to be invented, and when and where did it start?
How were Japanese and European woodcut traditions different?
How did Japanese woodcuts influence 19th century European art?
How was armor influential in the development of printmaking?
How is an etching by Goya different from an engraving “after” Rubens?
Who was/is Alois Senefelder? What did he do that was so important?
What is/was the Tamarind Workshop, and why is/was it important?
Who was/is Ken Tyler? What did he do that was so important?
Who was/is Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg? What did he do that was so important?
For each of these movements, list a printmaking method or methods that are usually associated with it:
Ukiyo-E
German Expressionism
Pop Art
Renaissance (Italian and Northern)
Impressionism
How is a graphic artist different from a graphic designer?
How is a graphic artist different from a printmaker?
How is a Thomas Kinkade print different from a Kathe Kollwitz print?
Is Thomas Kinkade a printmaker? Why or why not?
What does it mean to be a “multiple original”?