block printing
Carved surface stamping
Block printing is a technique for reproducing images or text by pressing carved blocks—typically wood—onto paper or fabric.
The raised surfaces of the block receive ink and transfer it to the material.
The method predates movable type and remains used for decorative textiles and art prints: She learned block printing to make her own fabric designs.
Relief print from timber
- linocutPrint from carved linoleum
- reliefEasing of distress
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- inkingApplying liquid pigment
brayer · registration · impression · edition · proof · matrix · press · gouge
Japanese woodblock print tradition
- batikWax-resist fabric coloring
- woodblockCarved printing matrix
- GutenbergPrinting press inventor's name
- incunabulaEarliest European printed books
chapbook · broadside · handbill · playing cards · wallpaper · toile
Woven or knit material
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- linenFlax-derived textile
- batikWax-resist fabric coloring
chintz · calico · indigo · discharge · resist · yardage · dye · mordant
Recurring thematic element
- repeatDo or say again
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- floralOf or like blooms
- abstractCondensed version of text
composition · colorway · palette · negative space · mirror · symmetry · border · placement
Carving cut below surface
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- serigraphyMesh stencil printing method
screenprinting · monotype · aquatint · drypoint · mezzotint · chiaroscuro · reduction · overprinting
woodcut
Relief print from timber
inking · brayer · registration · impression · edition · proof · matrix · press · gouge · chisel
ukiyo-e
Japanese woodblock print tradition
- batikWax-resist fabric coloring
- woodblockCarved printing matrix
- GutenbergPrinting press inventor's name
incunabula · chapbook · broadside · handbill · playing cards · wallpaper · toile
fabric
Woven or knit material
batik · chintz · calico · indigo · discharge · resist · yardage · dye · mordant · pigment
motif
Recurring thematic element
abstract · composition · colorway · palette · negative space · mirror · symmetry · border · placement · scale
intaglio
Carving cut below surface
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
serigraphy · screenprinting · monotype · aquatint · drypoint · mezzotint · chiaroscuro · reduction · overprinting · layering
paisley
Curved teardrop textile motif
damask · ikat · toile · brocade · herringbone · ogee · trellis · medallion · sprig · vine
- textilescotton, wool, silk, fabric, thread
- arts and craftspottery, collage, woodcarving, origami, weaving
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- DIY craftsknitting patterns, crochet patterns, sewing patterns, cross-stitch, needlepoint
- graphic artsgraphic design, sketch, illustration, print, typography
- patternspattern, chevron, geometric pattern, stripes, plaid
block printingdigital printing
File-based ink application
offset printing · laser printing · inkjet printing · lithography · rotogravure
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