Printmaking
Relief Techniques Woodcut Linocut
Intaglio Techniques Engraving Drypoint Mezzotint Etching Aquatint Spitbite Aquatint
Stencil Techniques Screenprint Pochoir
Other Techniques Photogravure Lithography Collagraph Digital Prints Monoprint/Monotype Handmade Paper
Relief
Relief printing is a generic term used to describe the process of printing from a raised surface where the non-image areas have been cut away. Wood and linoleum are traditional matrices used for relief printing.
Example of Relief printing: David Bates "White Roses"
Woodcut
Woodcut is one of the oldest and simplest forms of printmaking. Various implements (both hand tools and power tools) can be used to cut the image into a block of wood. Paper is placed over the inked block and rubbed by hand or passed through a press to transfer the ink from block to paper to create the image.
Woodcut prints and illustrations were first popularized in China in the 9th century and spread to Europe in the 14th century where they became a popular medium for the mass distribution of religious and instructive imagery. The woodcut was developed to an exceptional level of artistic achievement in Japan during the 17th-18th centuries, the ukiyo-e period.
Jim Dine has used woodblocks often, for straight woodcuts or mixed with other printing techniques. He has creatively pushed the medium by employing unusual tools such as electric grinders and chainsaws.
Example of Woodcut: Francesco Clemente "Self-Portrait with Lemon Heart"
Linocut
The linoblock consists of a layer of linoleum, usually mounted on a block of wood. This soft material is easily carved using knives and gouges. The image is then printed as with a woodcut. Linocuts were popularized by Pablo Picasso.
Example of Linocut: James Siena "Sagging Grid"
Intaglio
The intaglio printmaking method is characterized by an image being cut into the surface
Intaglio Techniques Engraving Drypoint Mezzotint Etching Aquatint Spitbite Aquatint
Stencil Techniques Screenprint Pochoir
Other Techniques Photogravure Lithography Collagraph Digital Prints Monoprint/Monotype Handmade Paper
Relief
Relief printing is a generic term used to describe the process of printing from a raised surface where the non-image areas have been cut away. Wood and linoleum are traditional matrices used for relief printing.
Example of Relief printing: David Bates "White Roses"
Woodcut
Woodcut is one of the oldest and simplest forms of printmaking. Various implements (both hand tools and power tools) can be used to cut the image into a block of wood. Paper is placed over the inked block and rubbed by hand or passed through a press to transfer the ink from block to paper to create the image.
Woodcut prints and illustrations were first popularized in China in the 9th century and spread to Europe in the 14th century where they became a popular medium for the mass distribution of religious and instructive imagery. The woodcut was developed to an exceptional level of artistic achievement in Japan during the 17th-18th centuries, the ukiyo-e period.
Jim Dine has used woodblocks often, for straight woodcuts or mixed with other printing techniques. He has creatively pushed the medium by employing unusual tools such as electric grinders and chainsaws.
Example of Woodcut: Francesco Clemente "Self-Portrait with Lemon Heart"
Linocut
The linoblock consists of a layer of linoleum, usually mounted on a block of wood. This soft material is easily carved using knives and gouges. The image is then printed as with a woodcut. Linocuts were popularized by Pablo Picasso.
Example of Linocut: James Siena "Sagging Grid"
Intaglio
The intaglio printmaking method is characterized by an image being cut into the surface