Relief prints are those in which the areas around the image to be printed are cut away, leaving the image on the block in relief. The raised areas are inked and the image transferred onto a second surface, usually paper. The most common relief processes are woodcut, linocut and wood engraving.
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Linocut
Linocut is a relief printmaking process similar to woodcut, but using a sheet of linoleum, which is softer and easier to carve. The areas around the design are cut away,... -
Woodcut
Woodcut is a relief printing process in which the areas around the image to be printed are cut away from a wooden block, leaving the image in relief. The block... -
Wood Engraving
A relief process using a sharp-pointed tool called a graver to cut away the areas around the image on a wood block with fine lines. Wood engravings differ from woodcuts...
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