The document discusses different print techniques categorized into hand, mechanical, and digital methods. In the hand category, it describes linocut and lithography, noting the skills required, typical costs ranging from £80-100 and £55 respectively, and time of 7 hours for linocut and 5 minutes for lithography. In the mechanical section, it outlines letterpress and gravure, providing the cost range of £1.80-6 per item for letterpress and £15 per gravure plate, along with both taking 5 minutes. The digital methods discussed are photocopying at 10p per page taking 10 seconds, and laser printing at £47 for 100 pages printing at 100 pages per minute. It recommends laser printing as

1. What is print?
Hand Mechanical Digital
Etching Letterpress Photocopying
Linocut Gravure Laser printing
Lithography Screen process Desktop publishing
Choose 2 from each sections
Extra marks if you do all 3!
Skills Cost Time Pictures
Wood cut £245 7 hours
radiation £55 5 minutes

2. Hand
Skills Cost Time Pictures
Linocut £80 - £100 each 7 hours
lithography £55 each 5 minutes

3. Mechanical
Skills Cost Time Pictures
letterpress £1.80- £6.00 5 minutes.
each.
Gravure £15 per plate. 5 minutes.

4. Digital
Skills Cost Time Pictures
Photo copying 10p each. 10 seconds per
page.
Laser printing £47 per 100 100 pages per
pages. minute.

5. Conclusion
• I am going to use laser printing because it will look very
professional and will only cost £47 to print 100 pages.
• It will look professional and expensive.
• The laser printer does all the work for you, and so you just
have to press the button.