FNN 111 WEEK 10 QUIZ |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT - TMU.
To create a color woodblock, such as Hokusai's famous "The Great Wave off Shore at
Kanagawa," a printer must produce a new ________ for each separate color. relief block
This term for plate printmaking means "cut into" in Italian. intaglio
The wash-like appearance of Goya's print Giant was created using this process. aquatint
T/F: If an artist does not strike or destroy their printing plates is perfectly fine because this
allows later generations to continue to obtain great quality works from this master artist. False
If you bought a print with the number 33/1900, what does this mean? this is the 33rd print
of 1900 total print created
T/F: Aquatint is a major technique for creating crisp distinct lines in intaglio printmaking.False
T/F: If you wanted to create a poster that displayed exactly the same information, and could be
reproduced in thousands of copies, monoprint would be a good process to use. False
T/F: If an artist wanted to create an image of a bright moon in the night sky using mezzotint, he
or she should smooth the burrs on the surface of the plate for the area of the moon. True
history of printmaking •Printing with inks was first used in China to print patterns on
fabrics in the third century CE
•The earliest existing printed artworks on paper were created in China and date back to the
eighth century CE
More history •In the beginning, they imitated painting, and shaped lines like brush strokes
•The printing press was invented circa 1450, and transformed public access to printed materials.
•Although the purpose of printmaking was originally to reproduce text, people started making
images.
•It took many years for printmaking to be accepted as its own art form.
•In contemporary times, printmaking has become its own art form, beyond a way to imitate
painting.
Printmaking •A process that uses a matrix pressed against a surface to create a reproduction.
impression •An individual print, or pull, from a printing press
, edition •all of the copies of a print made from a single printing
types of printmaking relief, intaglio, lithography, serigraphy
relief raise areas hold ink
A print process where the inked image is held on raised areas of a block. The block is made by
carving.
intaglio incised areas hold ink
A print process where the inked image is lower than the surface of the printing plate, from the
Italian for "cut into"
lithography image area hold ink. Non-image areas repel ink
A printmaking process in which a polished stone, often limestone, is drawn upon with a greasy
material; the surface is moistened then inked; the ink adheres only to the greasy lines of the
drawing; and the design is transferred to the dampened paper, usually in a printing press.
Serigraphy (screen printing) ink passes through areas of screen that are not blocked
Relief steps 1 An image is designed and is prepared for transfer to the block surface.
2 The image is now transferred to the block
3 The surface area that will not be printed is carved away
4 The remaining protruding surface is carefully inked.
5 The raised inked area is transferred to the surface to be printed.
woodcut A print created from an incised piece of wood.
-can also be made from several blocks in order to produce multi colored prints.
Albrecht Durer, Four Horsemen •Illustrated the Book of Revelation
•Commissioned expert craftsmen to create a specially prepared printing block from his original
drawing
•Resulted in thin lines and detail that could withstand the compression of repeated printings
more about woodcuts Woodcuts were printed by hand in Japan. They would prepare the paper,
paint inks on the block, and then rub the paper against the block with a flat tool.
Engraving a printmaking technique where the artist gouges or scratches the image into the
surface of the printing plate.
drypoint An intaglio printmaking process where the artist raises a burr when gouging the
printmaking plate.
etchingAn intaglio printmaking process that uses acid to bite (or etch) the engraved design into
the printing surface.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT - TMU.
To create a color woodblock, such as Hokusai's famous "The Great Wave off Shore at
Kanagawa," a printer must produce a new ________ for each separate color. relief block
This term for plate printmaking means "cut into" in Italian. intaglio
The wash-like appearance of Goya's print Giant was created using this process. aquatint
T/F: If an artist does not strike or destroy their printing plates is perfectly fine because this
allows later generations to continue to obtain great quality works from this master artist. False
If you bought a print with the number 33/1900, what does this mean? this is the 33rd print
of 1900 total print created
T/F: Aquatint is a major technique for creating crisp distinct lines in intaglio printmaking.False
T/F: If you wanted to create a poster that displayed exactly the same information, and could be
reproduced in thousands of copies, monoprint would be a good process to use. False
T/F: If an artist wanted to create an image of a bright moon in the night sky using mezzotint, he
or she should smooth the burrs on the surface of the plate for the area of the moon. True
history of printmaking •Printing with inks was first used in China to print patterns on
fabrics in the third century CE
•The earliest existing printed artworks on paper were created in China and date back to the
eighth century CE
More history •In the beginning, they imitated painting, and shaped lines like brush strokes
•The printing press was invented circa 1450, and transformed public access to printed materials.
•Although the purpose of printmaking was originally to reproduce text, people started making
images.
•It took many years for printmaking to be accepted as its own art form.
•In contemporary times, printmaking has become its own art form, beyond a way to imitate
painting.
Printmaking •A process that uses a matrix pressed against a surface to create a reproduction.
impression •An individual print, or pull, from a printing press
, edition •all of the copies of a print made from a single printing
types of printmaking relief, intaglio, lithography, serigraphy
relief raise areas hold ink
A print process where the inked image is held on raised areas of a block. The block is made by
carving.
intaglio incised areas hold ink
A print process where the inked image is lower than the surface of the printing plate, from the
Italian for "cut into"
lithography image area hold ink. Non-image areas repel ink
A printmaking process in which a polished stone, often limestone, is drawn upon with a greasy
material; the surface is moistened then inked; the ink adheres only to the greasy lines of the
drawing; and the design is transferred to the dampened paper, usually in a printing press.
Serigraphy (screen printing) ink passes through areas of screen that are not blocked
Relief steps 1 An image is designed and is prepared for transfer to the block surface.
2 The image is now transferred to the block
3 The surface area that will not be printed is carved away
4 The remaining protruding surface is carefully inked.
5 The raised inked area is transferred to the surface to be printed.
woodcut A print created from an incised piece of wood.
-can also be made from several blocks in order to produce multi colored prints.
Albrecht Durer, Four Horsemen •Illustrated the Book of Revelation
•Commissioned expert craftsmen to create a specially prepared printing block from his original
drawing
•Resulted in thin lines and detail that could withstand the compression of repeated printings
more about woodcuts Woodcuts were printed by hand in Japan. They would prepare the paper,
paint inks on the block, and then rub the paper against the block with a flat tool.
Engraving a printmaking technique where the artist gouges or scratches the image into the
surface of the printing plate.
drypoint An intaglio printmaking process where the artist raises a burr when gouging the
printmaking plate.
etchingAn intaglio printmaking process that uses acid to bite (or etch) the engraved design into
the printing surface.
