When a printmaker rolls ink onto a raised surface and presses a piece of paper onto it, the resulting image on the paper is known as ________.
A) a batten
B) an edition
C) an impression Context of Printmaking
D) a buzz up
E) an impasto

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The impression refers to the image that is created when ink is transferred from the raised surface (or plate) onto a piece of paper through the process of printmaking. The other choices (batten, edition, buzz up, impasto) do not accurately describe the resulting image in printmaking.

When a Printmaker Rolls Ink onto a Raised Surface and Presses