INTRODUCTION TO PRINTING/PRINT-MAKING
CONTENT
- Meaning of Printing
- Printing Techniques
Meaning of Printing
Printing is a technique of expressing ideas, activities or emotions in words or pictures on any possible surface through manual or mechanical means. Such surface could be paper, fabric, wall, wood, plastic, rock, etc.
Print making therefore, is a technique through an artist creates a design and transfer such into another surface.
Printing Techniques
There are three major types of printing which are:
- Relief
- Intaglio
- Planographic
Relief printing technique
This is a process in which designs or images are cut out or modeled from a flat surface for printing purpose. Ink is then applied on the raised surface which is now relief form and then printed on another surface through some manual or mechanical pressure.
Intaglio
This is printing technique made by cutting a hollowed design in material such as stone before transferring to the desired surface.
Planographic
This is a process of printing from a flat surface upon which has been deposited a thin layer of greasy ink in the shape of the image.
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