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An artist carving into a sintra plate.

An artist carving into a sintra plate.

Carving into a plate as shown here is known as relief printing. This means that the artist subtracts or cuts away at the plate to make an image. Relief plates can be made of many different materials but mostly different woods and in this case sintra.
Galleries: Hillsborough, Printmaking
Keywords: art, carve, carving, cut, printmaking, subtract
Photo Location: University of South Florida Print Shop, Tampa, FL
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 03/08/2011
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Original Dimensions: 4288×3744
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 28°3'16.5269"N 82°24'49.4262"W
Picture Number: 4382