Techniques and technologies used in print production
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Techniques and technologies used in print production. Technique Definition Advantage Disadvantage HAND Etching Like engraving and scratching patterns into metal or wood The standard of the outcome is very high It is very time consuming Linocut A printmaking technique. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife The standard of the outcome is very high It is quite complicated Screen print A printing technique, uses woven mesh to support an ink- blocking stencil very useful commercially Images for screen printing have to be simple Woodcut Artistic technique, an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood cheap and readily available materials It is hard to carve small lettering into the template Lithography uses a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface to print text or artwork onto paper or other suitable material It is cheap The materials are complex to use. MECHANICAL Letterpress locking movable type into the bed of a press, inking it, and rolling or pressing paper against it to form an impression It is a simple straightforward process Each colour has to dry before applying the next Gravure Image is etched on surface of metal plate/cylinder and filled with ink. Raised portions of the plate/ cylinder are wiped/ scraped free of ink leaving the ink and shape/pattern The outcome is of high quality. It is expensive Screen process Ink is applied to the back of the image carrier and pushed through It is quick, easy and precise If there is one mistake then thousands of
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Techniques and technologies used in print production.
Technique Definition Advantage DisadvantageHANDEtching Like engraving and
scratching patterns into metal or wood
The standard of the outcome is very high
It is very time consuming
Linocut A printmaking technique. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife
The standard of the outcome is very high
It is quite complicated
Screen print A printing technique, uses woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil
very useful commercially Images for screen printing have to be simple
Woodcut Artistic technique, an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood
cheap and readily available materials
It is hard to carve small lettering into the template
Lithography uses a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface to print text or artwork onto paper or other suitable material
It is cheap The materials are complex to use.
MECHANICALLetterpress locking movable type into
the bed of a press, inking it, and rolling or pressing paper against it to form an impression
It is a simple straightforward process
Each colour has to dry before applying the next
Gravure Image is etched on surface of metal plate/cylinder and filled with ink. Raised portions of the plate/ cylinder are wiped/ scraped free of ink leaving the ink and shape/pattern
The outcome is of high quality.
It is expensive
Screen process Ink is applied to the back of the image carrier and pushed through porous or open areas.
It is quick, easy and precise
If there is one mistake then thousands of cop0ies can be ruined
DIGITALPhotocopying Machine that makes paper
copies of documents and other visual images. A dry process using heat
Quick and cheap They can break down easily, get jammed and ruin copies
Laser printing rapidly produces high quality text and graphics on plain paper
Colour printing is possible and Print quality is good
Prints wet and needs time to dry and it is costly
Inkjet creates a digital image by propelling droplets of ink onto paper
Cheap and easy to refill cartridges
need special papers to give best resolution
Desktop publishing The creation of printed materials using page layout on a personal computer
Good quality outcome It is complicated to use
