Intaglio Prints Answers

What is aquatint?a.A process of incising an image onto a hard surface such as wood, stone, or a copper plate.b.A type of etching that uses powdered resin that stops the acid from eating away at the surface, creating a tonal effect.c.Printmaking process in which an impression is taken from a metal plate on which an image has been etched or eaten away by acid.d.A process in which the artist's makes thousands of little dots that make the grooves to which ink is then applied and held in the grooves.

______________ is the printmaking process in which lines are incised into the surface of a plate. a. Intaglio c. Etching b. hot foil printing d. Relief printing Please select the best answer from the choices provided

This print by Francis Jukes, entitled, Mount Vernon, is a beautiful example of ____________. a. mezzotint c. drypoint b. engraving d. aquatint Please select the best answer from the choices provided

This example of Intaglio by William Hogarth, was created using what type of Intaglio printing? a. etching c. aquatint b. drypoint d. engraving Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Intaglio printmaking can be dated back to the ___________ people, around the year 3000 BCE.a.Mesopotamianc.Egyptianb.Sumeriand.Gaelic

______________ was the first tonal method to be used enabling half-tones to be produced.a.aquatintc.mezzotintb.engravingd.drypoint

Which of the following forms of Intaglio are most similar to drawing?a.wood engravingc.linocutb.engravingd.etching

Which form of Intaglio is one of the oldest and most difficult to work with?a.engravingc.mezzotintb.drypointd.etching

All of the following are examples of Intaglio printmaking, except which?a.etchingc.linocutb.engravingd.mezzotint

When creating a(n) ______(1)______, artist draws on a metal plate with a tool called a ______(2)______. a. (1) drypoint; (2) burr b. (1) aquatint; (2) needle c. (1) engraving; (2) pick d. (1) etching; (2) gouge Please select the best answer from the choices provided