Usage Note
Druckstock is the block (wood, linoleum, or metal) from which impressions are printed. For woodcuts (Holzschnitte), the Druckstock is carved to leave the image in relief. Masculine noun.
Examples
"Der Künstler schnitzte den Druckstock sorgfältig, bevor er die ersten Drucke zog."
Natural Translation
The artist carved the printing block carefully before pulling the first prints.
Literal Translation
The artist carved the printing-block carefully, before he the first prints pulled.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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