Assignment 9 - Printmaking

1. Describe the 4 kinds of printmaking processes

• relief - the raised areas will print
• intaglio - the lowered areas will print
• lithography - the greasy areas will print
• stencil - the open areas will print

2. Describe the process of lithography

First, the artist will draw an image with a greasy crayon directly onto a flat stone slab. The small parts of the greasy crayon will stick to the texture of the stone. The artist then rolls ink on the wet stone and the ink will only stick to  the greasy marks. The print is then made.

3. How can you tell the difference between the process of an etching and a silkscreen?

For etching the screen is soaked in a bath of acid. A silkscreen is created by squeezing inks one-by-one.