Printmaking Techniques

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Which printmaking technique involves creating a design by scratching or etching into a metal plate?

  1. Lithography

  2. Engraving

  3. Woodcut

  4. Serigraphy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Engraving is a printmaking technique where a design is created by scratching or etching into a metal plate, typically copper or zinc.

What is the process of transferring an image from a flat surface (such as a stone or metal plate) to paper using ink and pressure called?

  1. Lithography

  2. Etching

  3. Woodcut

  4. Intaglio


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lithography is a printmaking technique where an image is transferred from a flat surface (such as a stone or metal plate) to paper using ink and pressure.

Which printmaking technique involves creating a design by cutting into a wooden block and then printing it onto paper?

  1. Lithography

  2. Engraving

  3. Woodcut

  4. Serigraphy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Woodcut is a printmaking technique where a design is created by cutting into a wooden block and then printing it onto paper.

What is the process of creating a print by applying ink to a screen and then forcing it through the screen onto paper called?

  1. Lithography

  2. Etching

  3. Woodcut

  4. Serigraphy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Serigraphy, also known as screen printing, is a printmaking technique where ink is applied to a screen and then forced through the screen onto paper.

Which printmaking technique involves creating a design by pressing a metal plate onto a sheet of paper, transferring ink from the plate to the paper?

  1. Lithography

  2. Engraving

  3. Intaglio

  4. Relief Printing


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Intaglio is a printmaking technique where a design is created by pressing a metal plate onto a sheet of paper, transferring ink from the plate to the paper.

What is the process of creating a print by transferring an image from a photographic negative onto a metal plate and then printing it onto paper called?

  1. Photogravure

  2. Etching

  3. Woodcut

  4. Serigraphy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Photogravure is a printmaking technique where an image is transferred from a photographic negative onto a metal plate and then printed onto paper.

Which printmaking technique involves creating a design by applying ink to a roller and then rolling it over a metal plate, transferring ink to the plate and then printing it onto paper?

  1. Lithography

  2. Engraving

  3. Intaglio

  4. Monotype


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Monotype is a printmaking technique where a design is created by applying ink to a roller and then rolling it over a metal plate, transferring ink to the plate and then printing it onto paper.

What is the process of creating a print by transferring an image from a photographic negative onto a gelatin-coated paper and then printing it onto paper called?

  1. Photogravure

  2. Cyanotype

  3. Woodcut

  4. Serigraphy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cyanotype is a printmaking technique where an image is transferred from a photographic negative onto a gelatin-coated paper and then printed onto paper.

Which printmaking technique involves creating a design by applying ink to a rubber or plastic block and then printing it onto paper?

  1. Lithography

  2. Engraving

  3. Woodcut

  4. Relief Printing


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Relief Printing is a printmaking technique where a design is created by applying ink to a rubber or plastic block and then printing it onto paper.

What is the process of creating a print by transferring an image from a digital file onto a metal plate and then printing it onto paper called?

  1. Digital Printmaking

  2. Etching

  3. Woodcut

  4. Serigraphy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Digital Printmaking is a printmaking technique where an image is transferred from a digital file onto a metal plate and then printed onto paper.

Which printmaking technique involves creating a design by applying ink to a flat surface and then transferring it to a sheet of paper using pressure?

  1. Lithography

  2. Engraving

  3. Woodcut

  4. Serigraphy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lithography is a printmaking technique where a design is created by applying ink to a flat surface and then transferring it to a sheet of paper using pressure.

What is the process of creating a print by transferring an image from a photographic negative onto a metal plate and then printing it onto paper called?

  1. Photogravure

  2. Etching

  3. Woodcut

  4. Serigraphy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Photogravure is a printmaking technique where an image is transferred from a photographic negative onto a metal plate and then printed onto paper.

Which printmaking technique involves creating a design by applying ink to a roller and then rolling it over a metal plate, transferring ink to the plate and then printing it onto paper?

  1. Lithography

  2. Engraving

  3. Intaglio

  4. Monotype


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Monotype is a printmaking technique where a design is created by applying ink to a roller and then rolling it over a metal plate, transferring ink to the plate and then printing it onto paper.

What is the process of creating a print by transferring an image from a photographic negative onto a gelatin-coated paper and then printing it onto paper called?

  1. Photogravure

  2. Cyanotype

  3. Woodcut

  4. Serigraphy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cyanotype is a printmaking technique where an image is transferred from a photographic negative onto a gelatin-coated paper and then printed onto paper.

Which printmaking technique involves creating a design by applying ink to a rubber or plastic block and then printing it onto paper?

  1. Lithography

  2. Engraving

  3. Woodcut

  4. Relief Printing


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Relief Printing is a printmaking technique where a design is created by applying ink to a rubber or plastic block and then printing it onto paper.

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