Relief printing is ___________________ a. a printing process where the artist cuts away an image from a soft synthetic material. b. a process that uses flat surface in which layers of material cut away to create an image. c. a device used to transfer an image.
In relief printing, the artist draws a design on a smooth block of material—usually wood or linoleum—and uses tools to carefully cut away the areas that are not to be printed, leaving behind a raised surface of lines and shapes.