Task 2a printing techniques
- 1. Task 2a – Printing Techniques By Onder Aslan
- 3. Etching Cutting or carving metal by adding protective layers of acid which then exposes parts of the metal in order for you to hand print it.
- 4. Linocut Linocut is another form of print and it is made by carving into a piece of lino. After, you place a sheet of paper on top so the ink is transferred to the paper.
- 5. Screen printing The screen is made from a fine mesh material fixed to a wooden frame. A stencil is placed under the screen and ink forced through the stencil onto the material below.
- 6. Lithography A printing plate with a relief image which is dampened with water and then coated with ink.
- 8. Letterpress This is a form of relief printing. In relief printing, the parts to be printed are raised up from the base plate. Letterpress printing can be used to produce both type and illustrations. It is used for small printing jobs such as business cards and stationery.
- 9. Gravure In gravure printing, the image is made up of small holes sunk in the surface of the printing plate. The holes are filled with ink and any excess is removed. Paper comes into contact with the ink in the holes when it is pressed against the plate.
- 10. Screen process 1. Mesh is stapled to a wooden or metal frame. 2. Masking tape stuck around underside of the screen. 3. Stencil design cut. 4. Stencil placed under frame but above paper. 5. Line of ink placed at one end of screen. 6. Use squeegee to draw ink across screen, pressing firmly. 7. Carefully lift screen. 8. Evaluate and repeat.
- 12. Photocopying Photocopying is when you make a copy of another image, letter by using the original layer to photocopy another piece. Also, the meaning of the word ‘photocopying’ is to reproduce.
- 13. Laser Printing A type of printer that utilizes a laser beam to produce an image on a drum.
- 14. Inkjet Inkjet printer is another form of printing as it is done by spraying ink onto paper which then produces a hardcopy.