This document summarizes different print techniques, including their advantages and disadvantages. It discusses etching, which can create compact circuits but requires redesign if updated. Linocut allows carving and printing but is complex for novices. Screen printing creates unique visuals but screens can warp with reuse. Letterpress uses raised ink for proper image orientation but is slow. Inkjet printing provides color prints at low cost but ink is expensive. Desktop publishing software generates layouts cost efficiently but takes time to learn.

1. Type Technique Method Advantage
s
Disadvanta
ges
Example
(picture)
Hand
Etching Etching is the
process of using
strong acid or
mordant to cut
into the
unprotected
parts of a metal
surface to create
a design.
Many
circuits can
be etched
at once.
Circuits
can be
very
compact -
the etched
tracks
replace
wires and
leads.
The main
disadvanta
ge is that if
the circuit
needs to
be
updated,
then the it
will need to
be re-
designed
and re-
etched
from
scratch,
and that
etching
uses some
nasty
chemicals
that can be
harmful to
the
environme
nt.
Linocut Linocut is a
printmaking
technique, a
variant of
woodcut in which
a sheet of
linoleum
Carving is
enabled,
printing is
possible,
and
embossing
is enabled,
rubbing,
tough and
sturdy,
different
surfaces,
easy for
simple
designs.
It’s not
great if
you’re
unskilful
because it
is very
complex’s
so people
might find
it hard.
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 main
advantage
is the
unique
visual
result it
creates.
Can be
reused
many
times, they
can
eventually
become
warped

2. and
uneven.
Woodcut Woodcut—
occasionally
known as
xylography—is a
relief printing
artistic technique
in printmaking in
which an image
is carved into the
surface of a
block of wood
An
advantage
is that it is
cheaper to
buy.
Need a
special tool
and it
takes a lot
of time to
do it.
Lithography Lithography is a
method of
printing originally
based on the
principle that oil
and water do not
mix.
- It is very
fast
- It does
fast print
runs
- It is
cheap
- The
images
produced
are clear
and sharp
- It cannot
produced
very high
quality
prints
- It cannot
do small
print runs
so people
who want
to print in
small
numbers
cannot.
- The
materials
are
complex to
use.
Mechanica
l
Letterpress Letterpress
printing is a
technique of
relief printing
using a printing
press, a process
by which many
copies are
produced by
repeated direct
impression of an
inked.
Letterpress
printing
uses
raised,
inked,
reversed
images
pressed
against
paper to
create a
properly
oriented
picture or
page of
text.
rubber
stamping a
hundred
pages
would take
a lot of
time,
letterpress
printing,
although
high in
quality, is
slow to
assemble.

3. Gravure a type of intaglio
printing process,
which involves
engraving the
image onto an
image carrier
Photograp
hic quality,
Bright
colors,
Superior
color
registration
Its main
disadvanta
ge is the
high cost
and the
time
needed to
engrave
gravure
cylinders
Screen
process
Screen printing
is a printing
technique
whereby a mesh
is used to
transfer ink onto
a substrate,
except in areas
made
impermeable to
the ink by a
blocking stencil.
A blade or
squeegee is
moved across
the screen to fill
the open mesh
apertures with
ink.
The screen
printing
process
affords one
the
opportunity
to print
images
and text on
a variety of
promotiona
l items.
Images for
screen
printing
have to be
simple in
design and
reduced to
definite
lines or
shapes
that will
print well
Digital
Photocopyin
g
is a machine that
makes paper
copies of
documents and
other visual
images quickly
and cheaply
Advantages
for
photocopier
s include
making
copies of
pages
quickly,
relatively
cheaply and
easy
correlation
of pages
Disadvanta
ges include
the need for
maintenanc
e, annual
servicing
and the
high cost to
purchase.
Laser
printing
Laser printing is
an electrostatic
digital printing
process. It
produces high-
quality text and
graphics
Colour
printing is
possible
Print
quality is
good
Noiseless
Printing
speed is
Not be the
printer of
choice for
everyone,
Due to the
cost of ink,
running an
inkjet
printer

4. high
Most
models are
relatively
light weight
and
compact
so they
don't take
up too
much
space on
the desk
over time
is a more
expensive
than a
laser
printer.
Prints
emerge
from the
printer
slightly wet
and may
need time
to dry.
Printing is
slower and
therefore
inkjets
aren't
designed
for high
volume
printing
Inkjet Type of
computer
printing that
recreates a
digital image by
propelling
droplets of ink
onto paper,
plastic, or other
substrates.
Low cost
High
quality of
output,
capable of
printing
fine and
smooth
details
Capable
of printing
in vivid
color, good
for printing
pictures
Easy to
use
Reasonabl
y fast
Quieter
than dot
matrix
Print head
is less
durable,
prone to
clogging
and
damage
Expensive
replaceme
nt ink
cartridges
Not good
for high
volume
printing
Printing
speed is
not as fast
as laser
printers

5. printer
No warm
up time
Desktop
publishing
The creation of
documents using
page layout skills
on a personal
computer.
Desktop
publishing
software can
generate layouts
and produce
typographic
quality text and
images
comparable to
traditional
typography and
printing.
Costs
efficient-
easy to
use
it is
possible to
place
elements
on the
page and
then move
them
around as
you wish to
create the
desired
product
Disadvanta
ges are it
takes a
long time
to install
it might not
give all the
tool as
Photoshop