Art: Interior Territory Prints - Preparation
Vocabulary List
- Collagraph
- A form of printmaking that begins with applying objects to the printmaking plate.
- Printmaking
- Making a copy of an image.
- Plate
- The original image to be copied.
- Assemble
- To use a step by step procedure to put something together.
- Abstraction
- An abstract artwork is usually based on identifiable subjects, but the artist leaves out details, simplifies or rearranges visual elements.
- Emotion
- A feeling that may be conveyed in artwork. (ie. happy, sad, angry, afraid)
- Impression
- Any mark or imprint made by pressure. In printmaking, a print results from an inked surface making contact with a paper surface.
- Inference
- A distinct idea or message that the artist communicates to the viewer.
- Rubbing
- A technique for creating a print where the image is rubbed with pencil or crayon with a layer of paper between them.
- Template
- A shape that may be traced to produce multiple copies.
- Texture
- The implied surface characteristics (rough, smooth, pebbly)
- Movement
- A way of combining visual elements to produce the illusion of action or to cause the viewers eye to sweep over the work in a definite manner.
- Juxtaposition
- Positioning shapes or colors next to each other to create an optical illusion.
- Print
- A copy of original design.
- Monoprint
- A print made from an original plate in which no other copies can be pulled.
- Calligraphy
- The art of beautiful writing.
- Relief
- The surface of the raised printing plate.
- Brayer
- Roller applicator used to apply ink to the plate.