five major types of prints

RELIEF PRINTS

made by removing material from the matrix, the surface the image has been carved into, which is often wood, linoleum, or metal.

INTAGLIO PRINTS

made when a design is scratched into a matrix, usually a metal plate. Ink is wiped across the surface, and collects in the scratches.

STENCIL PRINTS

They are made by passing inks through a porous fine mesh matrix.

WOODCUT

This kind of technique of printing designs from planks of wood incised parallel to the vertical axis of the wood's grain.

ENGRAVING

The design is cut into metal with a graver or burin. The cutting is accomplished by pushing the burin into the metal plate.