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Print Technique Definition Advantage Disadvantage
Hand: Etching to make creative
artistic pictures from
cutting through stone
To create a pieces of art
that looks really good.
takes a lot of time to
create and to in engrave
the pieces of art.
Hand: Linocut print making it does not tend to spilt so
it is easier to add effects
to their work
Its is very time
consuming and hard to
work with.
Hand: Screen print Ink printing It is not very time
Cumming
Could run out of ink
and could go over all
your work.
Hand: Wioodcut To make maps and to
engrave into the
wood
It is used for maps,
illustrations and printing
patterns onto textiles
it takes a long time to
create but it might not
always work.
Hand: Lithography Where a image is
printed on a smooth
stone
Look really nice and
artistic.
it is a messy job and it
takes a long time to dry
Mechanical: letterpress it allows you to
create lot of different
images using ink
High speed printing and
allows to make more of
the same image.
The ink could destroy
your work.
Mechanical: gravure To create the same
images again and
again.
it is fast and efficient the metals rolls are
very expensive to make
Mechanical: screen
process
Using ink to make a
image.
it is a fast way to make
images
The ink could go all over
your work.
Digital: photocopying To copy work and
images
you could hand out the
copied work or images
Could blur the picture
Digital: laser printing A printer that uses
focus beams to print
Good quality printing If the beam brakes it
will cost a lot of money
to replace.
Digital: inkjet creates a digital
image by propelling
droplets of ink onto
paper
they can save you
valuable space
ink cartridges that are
expensive to replace
Digital: desktop
publishing
The production of
printed matter by
means of a printer
linked to a desktop
computer, with special
software.
helps artiest do there
work
you have to understand
how it how works