This document discusses and describes various printing techniques including etching, linocut, screen printing, lithography, letterpress, gravure, photocopying, laser printing, and inkjet printing. It explains that etching involves using acid to carve into metal plates, while linocut involves carving into lino. Screen printing uses a mesh screen and stencil to force ink onto paper. Letterpress and gravure are relief printing techniques that use plates with raised or sunken images. Photocopying and laser printing reproduce images digitally, and inkjet printing sprays ink onto paper.

1. Task 2a – Printing
Techniques
By Onder Aslan

2. Hand Printing Techniques

3. Etching
Cutting or carving
metal by adding
protective layers of
acid which then
exposes parts of
the metal in order
for you to hand
print it.

4. Linocut
Linocut is another
form of print and
it is made by
carving into a
piece of lino.
After, you place a
sheet of paper on
top so the ink is
transferred to the
paper.

5. Screen printing
The screen is made
from a fine mesh
material fixed to a
wooden frame.
A stencil is placed
under the screen
and ink forced
through the stencil
onto the material
below.

6. Lithography
A printing plate
with a relief image
which is
dampened with
water and then
coated with ink.

7. Technology Printing Techniques

8. Letterpress
This is a form of relief
printing. In relief
printing, the parts to be
printed are raised up
from the base plate.
Letterpress printing can
be used to produce
both type and
illustrations. It is used
for small printing jobs
such as business cards
and stationery.

9. Gravure
In gravure printing, the
image is made up of
small holes sunk in the
surface of the printing
plate. The holes are
filled with ink and any
excess is removed.
Paper comes into
contact with the ink in
the holes when it is
pressed against the
plate.

10. Screen process
1. Mesh is stapled to a wooden or metal
frame.
2. Masking tape stuck around underside
of the screen.
3. Stencil design cut.
4. Stencil placed under frame but above
paper.
5. Line of ink placed at one end of
screen.
6. Use squeegee to draw ink across
screen, pressing firmly.
7. Carefully lift screen.
8. Evaluate and repeat.

11. Printing Techniques

12. Photocopying
Photocopying is when you make a copy of
another image, letter by using the original layer to
photocopy another piece. Also, the meaning of
the word ‘photocopying’ is to reproduce.

13. Laser Printing
 A type of printer that utilizes a laser beam to produce an image on a drum.

14. Inkjet
Inkjet printer is another form of printing as it is done by
spraying ink onto paper which then produces a hardcopy.