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Intaglio |
Any printmaking technique in which lines and areas to be inked are recessed below the surface of the printing plate. Etching,engraving, dry paint, and aquataint are all intaglio processes. |
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Matrix |
The block of metal,wood,stone, or other material that an artist works to create a print. |
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Offset lithography |
Lithographic printing by indirect image transfer form photomechanical plates. The plate transfers ink to a rubber-covered cylinder, which "offsets" the ink to the paper. Also called photo-offset lithography. |
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Registration |
In color printmaking or machine printing, the process of aligning the impressions of blocks or plates in the same sheet of paper. |
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Relief printmaking |
A printing technique in which the parts of the printing surface that carry ink are left raised, while the remaining areas (negative spaces) are cut away. Woodcuts and linoleum prints (linocuts) are relief prints. |
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Screenprinting |
A printmaking technique in which stencils are applied to fabric stretched across a frame. Paint or ink is forced with a squeegee through the unblocked. Portions of the screen onto paper or other surfaces beneath. |
