print industry

1. The Print Industry
Type Technique What is it? Advantages Disadvantages Example (picture)
Hand Etching Usingstrong
acid/mordant
to cut intoa
metal surface
to create a
designin
intaglio(relief)
inthe metal.
 Simple equipment
 Highetchingrate
 Highselectivity
 Requireslarge
amountsof
etchant
chemicals
 Chemicalshave
to be
consistently
replaced
Linocut A designiscut
intoa linoleum
surface witha
sharp knife,
withthe
uncarved
areas
representinga
mirrorimage
of the parts to
showprinted.
The linoleumis
inkedwitha
brayer(roller),
and then
impressed
ontopaper or
 Tough andsturdy
 Differentsurfaces
 Easy for simple
designs
 Mistakesare
irreversible
 Hard to clean
 Time consuming

2. fabric.
Screenprint Usinga woven
meshto
supportan ink-
blocking
stencil to
receive a
desiredimage.
 Can printon a very
large varietyof
materialsand
objects
 Allowsmanyprints
to be created
before inkneeds
replacing
 Fragile
 Have to be
simple designs
Woodcut A relief
printingartistic
technique in
printmaking.
 Fast and easy
 Cheap
 Durable
 Have to be
simple designs
Lithography A methodof
printing
originally
basedon the
immiscibilityof
oil and water.
Printingis
froma
lithographic
limestoneora
metal plate
witha smooth
surface.
 Fast
 Cheap
 The images
producedare clear
and sharp
 Complicated

3. Mechanical Letterpress A technique of
relief printing
usinga
printingpress.
 Straightforward
 Clearimages
 Slow
 Each colour has
to dry before a
new colourcan
be added
 Time consuming
Gravure A type of
intaglio
printing
process,which
involves
engravingthe
image ontoan
image carrier.
 Highquality
 Brightcolours
 Expensive
 Time consuming
Screenprocess A methodof
printingusing
a fine meshof
silktreated
withan
impermeable
coatingexcept
inthe areas
throughwhich
inkis
subsequently
forcedonto
the paper
behind.
 Fast  Complicated

4. Digital Photocopying The processof
makingpaper
copiesof
documents
and other
visual images.
 Fast
 Cheap
 Large
 Expensive
 Inkneedstobe
replaced
regularly
Laser printing An
electrostatic
digital printing
processthat
veryrapidly
produceshigh-
qualitytext,
graphics&
photographs
by repeatedly
passinga laser
beamback &
forthoveran
electron-
charged,
cylindrical
drum,to
define a
differentially-
charged
image.
 Highquality
 Fast
 Colourprintingis
possible
 Noiseless
 Lightweight
 Expensive
 May needtime
to dry

5. Inkjet A type of
computer
printingthat
recreatesa
digital image
by propelling
dropletsof ink
ontopaper.
 Cheap
 Highquality
 Fast
 Inkis expensive
 Inkneeds
replacing
regularly
 Inkneedstime
to dry
Desktop
publishing
The creationof
documents
usingpage
layoutskillson
a personal
computer.
 Cheap
 Simple touse
 It doesn’thave
as many
featuresas
otherprograms