Printmaking: Relief/Block Printing
Block printing A method of printmaking where a design is carved into a surface & used like a stamp
Ink a colored liquid or paste
Printmaking Tools BrayerCutting Tools
Brayer tool used to roll ink onto a plate
Print: the transferred image from a ‘block’
Proof a trial print pulled as a test usually labeled A/P
Edition The number of images printed from the plate, stone, block, or the like is called an edition. These identical images are pulled either by the artist or, under the artists supervision, by the printer. The body of the edition is numbered (for example, 1/100 through 10/100) directly on the print, usually in pencil. Additional proofs, such as artist's proofs, are also part of the edition.
Pull the action of printing an image