Learning Objectives

In addition to being able to recognize all of the key terms, artists, and artworks presented to you in the chapter, after reading the chapter you should be able to:

1.

distinguish prints from most other two-dimensional art media by explaining both the indirect process involved in creating them and the concept of multiples.

2.

discuss the reasons for establishing guidelines in labeling a print as an "original," and describe the steps set forth by these guidelines.

3.

explain the difference between original prints and photomechanical reproductions, such as posters or images in the textbook.

4.

describe each of the following printmaking processes in terms of its history, how the image becomes fixed so that multiples of it can be made, and how the ink is transferred to the printing surface, and identify specific works of art made using each process:

relief
intaglio
lithography
screenprinting

5.

determine which printmaking process from the list above was used for each of the following types of art prints, and identify specific works of art belonging to each category below:

aquatint
drypoint
engraving
etching
linocut
lithograph
mezzotint
screenprint
serigraph
silkscreen
stone relief
wood engraving
woodcut

6.

describe the additional steps necessary in each of the printmaking processes for creating color art prints, and identify specific works of art that involve these extra steps.

7.

discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the monoprint process, and describe this process, using specific works of art as examples.

8.

discuss the way photography and computer-generated images can be used in tandem with the above printmaking processes to create original art prints.

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