Which printmaking technique involves attaching materials of various textures to a surface at roughly the same height?

• A. Frottage
• B. Monotype
• C. Collography
• D. Stamping

Answer: (C)

Collography builds the image by attaching materials with different textures to a rigid plate, all kept at roughly the same height. When ink is applied and the plate is printed, those textures print together, creating a composite, textured surface on the paper. This approach lets you combine many tactile surfaces in one print, producing a rich, layered effect.

Frottage, by contrast, captures texture from an underlying surface simply by rubbing a sheet of paper over it, not by adding textures to a plate. Monotype creates a single impression by painting on a smooth surface and transferring it to paper, so texture comes from the painting process rather than a built-up plate. Stamping uses individual stamps to apply ink or paint and tends to rely on the stamp’s raised form rather than an assembled collage of textures on a plate.