What is a print?

A print is a work of art made up on ink on paper and existing in multiple examples.
What are the 4 types of printmaking?
Woodcut, Etching, Lithography, and Screenprint
Briefly describe the history of
Woodcut: The technique first appeared in China and took off in Europe. It was originally used
on fabrics, textiles, and playing cards.
Lithography: Lithography was created in 1798 by Aloys Senefelder and was used more in
1890s.
Etching: Etching was first developed in the early sixteenth century and is one of the intaglio
techniques.
Screenprint: The technique first became popular in the 1930s when many American artists
used screenprinting. It was then used again for pop art.
Click through the steps and Explain the steps to
Woodcut: Sketch an outline on the wood, use gouging tools to carve in the wood, Put ink on
the raised parts of wood with a roller, place a sheet of paper on stop of inked wood, rub the
paper with spoon, and take paper off the wood for a completed print.
Lithography: Draw an image with oil-based lithographic crayons on a piece of polished
limestone, wipe stone with chemical solution, wipe stone with solvent to lighten drawing,
dampen stone, apply oil-based ink with roller, place paper on stone, place on lithographic press,
and take paper off stone for a completed print.
Etching: Apply a waxy, acid-resistant ground to a metal plate, allow ground to dry, use an
etching needle to sketch through ground, put plate into acid, removed plate from acid, remove
ground with solvent, ink entire plate with a dabber, wipe the plate to leave only ink in the
creases, place face up on the bed of an etching press, place a damp paper on top padded with
a blanket on top, run through press, take paper off metal for a completed print.
Screenprint: Cut an image into paper or plastic film, remove cut-away areas, the stencil is
placed on a frame, place paper under it, place ink across screen, use a rubber blade to squeeze
the ink through open areas of stencil, lift paper from screen for a completed print.
Pick your favorite example of each (include artist and title) and explain why you picked it.
Examples are given at the bottom of the screen when you go to each type of printmaking
Woodcut: The Gods by Paul Gauguin; I like everything thats happening in it and how hard it
looks like to do.
Lithography: Dempsey and Firpo by George Bellows; it shows what you can do with
Lithography and how realistic you can be.
Etching: Skull by Otto Dix; I like how the artist was able to show so many values with this
techinques.
Screenprint: Wide Light by Josef Albers; I like how simple it is.
What technique do you find most interesting and why? Screenprint because I like the
process you go through to make the print.