Question

____________ adjusts the viscosity of the paint.
a.
binder
c.
pigment
b.
vehicle
d.
arabic




Choose the answer that is most accurate and true.

Relief printing is ___________________
a.
a printing process where the artist cuts away an image from a soft synthetic material.
b.
a process that uses flat surface in which layers of material cut away to create an image.
c.
a device used to transfer an image.
d.
a method of correlating color separation so that the colors line up correctly.



Liquid media is ________________
a.
a media that consists of natural or synthetic mineral or plant substances that deposit crystalline or splinter-like fragments in the paper fibers.
b.
the material the artists used to create a work of art.
c.
the mixture of a pigment and a binder of hot wax and fixed with a heat application.
d.
use of a material in liquid form, such as with ink.



________________ is a technique in which an image is transferred by forcing ink through fine mesh or silk.
a.
Lithography
c.
Typography
b.
Serigraphy
d.
Sans-serif



________________ is a printmaking technique from the beginning of the 18th Century used for the reproduction of red or brown chalk drawings.
a.
Chalk
c.
Charcoal
b.
Pencil
d.
Crayon

Answer 1

1) b. vehicle — the vehicle (medium/solvent) adjusts paint viscosity.

2) a. a printing process where the artist cuts away an image from a soft synthetic material — (closest description of relief printing; e.g., linocut).

3) d. use of a material in liquid form, such as with ink — definition of liquid media.

4) b. Serigraphy — forcing ink through fine mesh/silk = screen printing (serigraphy).

5) d. Crayon — the 18th-century printmaking "crayon manner" reproduced red/brown chalk drawings.