2. Hand printing is a image drawn on a wax
sheet called etching.
Advantages disadvantages
Cheap Takes along time
Looks good Takes a lot of effort
Can be detailed Have to already be skilled in
art
3. linocutting is a techniques where a piece of wood or
linoleum is carved into by a sharp knife or chisel.
It was first used around 1860 but it was mainly used
from 1905 – 1913.
The wood that is used tends not to split as the grain
in the wood is smooth.
advantages disadvantages
Looks good Can take along time to make
Most of the time cheap Can be hard to get hold of
right wood
4. Screen printing is a woven mesh which holds ink so
it can be transfer to other materials like paper.
The mesh is pushed down on by a sharp object
which transfers the ink.
960–1279 AD was the time that
stencilling was most used it was
further adapted by Asian countries
advantages disadvantages
Can be transferred to a few Can take along time to make
other materials
Looks good
5. Gravure is mostly used in news paper printing
it involves two cylinders that have the
imprints made into the they are then covered
with ink and a piece of paper or other
material is rolled between the two cylinders
to create words or a painting.
advantages disadvantages
Can print a lot of things in one Can make a mess
go
Can be expensive to run the
machines
6. Letter press is where a impression is made on
a piece of paper or wood or something soft.
Advantages Disadvantages
Can do it on most things Can take long time
Quite cheap A bit difficult
7. Laser and digital printers are what are used
now a days like laser printers at school e.c.t.
which speeds up printing.
advantages disadvantages
fast Can be expensive
Good quality graphics
8. An inkjet printer is a printer that puts droplets of ink onto a
piece of paper that then dries and then you have a photo
graph or letter e.c.t.
It was developed during the 1050 and is now used through
out most homes in the world as it is cheap and easy to use
advantages disadvantages
Sometimes cheap Ink can sometimes be
expensive
Easy to use
Print at a good speed
9. Desktop publishing is printing from a pc to create
menus and newsletter and other things like a word
document.
advantages disadvantages
Cheap Can always print a lot in one
go
Looks good
Practical
