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The print industry

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Etching uses acid to cut into metal surfaces to create designs. Linocut is a variant of woodcut that uses linoleum, where a design is cut into the surface and then inked and impressed onto paper. Screen printing uses a woven mesh screen to block out areas of ink and transfer the image. Woodcut involves carving an image into wood and printing the raised areas. Lithography can print artwork using stones or metal plates with a smooth surface.

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B Y L U K E B A L D W I N THE PRINT INDUSTRY
HAND PRINTING Etching Etching is the process of using acid to cut into the surface of the metal to create a design. Even though there are better ways to print etching is very popular and remains in wide use today. Linocut Linocut is a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum is used for the relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a press. Linocuts are very simple, cheap and quick. Screen Print Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink blocking stencil to receive a desired image. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh. With screen printing the main result is the visual result it creates and the inks are very durable. It takes a long time to set up the job.
HAND PRINTING Woodcut An image is carved into the face of the of the wood. The areas to show white are cut away with a knife or chisel leaving the characters or image to show in black at the original surface level. Wood is very durable and the materials are very cheap. The process of cutting the wood is quite quick. Lithography Lithography is were stones and or a metal plate with a smooth surface are used. It can be used to print art work or other suitable material. It is a very old style of printing. Lithography is cheap fast and comes out clear.
MECHANICAL Letterpress Letterpress printing is a technique of relief printing using a printing press. A worker locks movable type inks it and presses paper against it to transfer the ink from the type which creates an impression on the paper. It is quite slow when compared to other techniques. Gravure Gravure is a type of the intaglio printing process which involves engraving an image onto a cylinder. It is used for commercial printing like magazines and postcards. The main advantage of gravure printing is in long-runs and quality. Gravure printing is disadvantaged in short runs.
DIGITAL Photocopying A photocopy is made by using a photocopier it copy everything on a sheet of paper onto another piece of paper. This helps to get the same magazine/newspaper everywhere. Photocopying is cheap and very cheap but they are not always reliable. Laser Printing

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The print industry

  • 1. B Y L U K E B A L D W I N THE PRINT INDUSTRY
  • 2. HAND PRINTING Etching Etching is the process of using acid to cut into the surface of the metal to create a design. Even though there are better ways to print etching is very popular and remains in wide use today. Linocut Linocut is a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum is used for the relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a press. Linocuts are very simple, cheap and quick. Screen Print Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink blocking stencil to receive a desired image. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh. With screen printing the main result is the visual result it creates and the inks are very durable. It takes a long time to set up the job.
  • 3. HAND PRINTING Woodcut An image is carved into the face of the of the wood. The areas to show white are cut away with a knife or chisel leaving the characters or image to show in black at the original surface level. Wood is very durable and the materials are very cheap. The process of cutting the wood is quite quick. Lithography Lithography is were stones and or a metal plate with a smooth surface are used. It can be used to print art work or other suitable material. It is a very old style of printing. Lithography is cheap fast and comes out clear.
  • 4. MECHANICAL Letterpress Letterpress printing is a technique of relief printing using a printing press. A worker locks movable type inks it and presses paper against it to transfer the ink from the type which creates an impression on the paper. It is quite slow when compared to other techniques. Gravure Gravure is a type of the intaglio printing process which involves engraving an image onto a cylinder. It is used for commercial printing like magazines and postcards. The main advantage of gravure printing is in long-runs and quality. Gravure printing is disadvantaged in short runs.
  • 5. DIGITAL Photocopying A photocopy is made by using a photocopier it copy everything on a sheet of paper onto another piece of paper. This helps to get the same magazine/newspaper everywhere. Photocopying is cheap and very cheap but they are not always reliable. Laser Printing