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Printing Techniques

The document discusses different printing techniques including etching, linocut, screen printing, lithography, letterpress, gravure, screen process, photocopying, laser printing, and ink jet printing. Etching uses acid to create designs in intaglio. Linocut is a relief print using linoleum. Screen printing uses a screen to print an image. Lithography uses oil or wax on smooth surfaces. Letterpress is relief printing using a printing press.

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Printing Techniques

The document discusses different printing techniques including etching, linocut, screen printing, lithography, letterpress, gravure, screen process, photocopying, laser printing, and ink jet printing. Etching uses acid to create designs in intaglio. Linocut is a relief print using linoleum. Screen printing uses a screen to print an image. Lithography uses oil or wax on smooth surfaces. Letterpress is relief printing using a printing press.

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Etching
Etching is the process of using strong
acid or mordant who break in to the
unprotected surface to create a
design in intaglio.

Linocut
Is a printmaking technique it is
various woodcut which a sheet of
lioleum mounted on wooden black it
is used for a relief surface.

Screen
print

A picture or design made by a print


screen. To print screen you will have
to press the print screen button.

Litography
Lithography is an oil or a wax used to
draw something normally used on
paper or a very smooth surface

Letterpress
Letterpress is a printing technique of
relief printing using a printing press
and it is used when you need to print
a lot of copies.

Gravure
Is an intaglio printing process and
this can also screen all of the
pictures for you and has the surface
of an none image

Screen
process

The fourth traditional type of printing


process it includes silk screen and
many other applications

Photocopyi
ng

When you have a piece of work and


you create another copy of it by
photo copying with a machine

Laser
printing

It is a printing technique where you


dont have to use a printer it is all
printed with a laser onto a sheet

Ink jet
printing

Inkjet is a type of computer printing


that recreates a digital image by
propelling droplets of ink onto paper,
plastic, or other substrates

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