Category: Print types

To understand rotogravure printing, a brief primer of intaglio is required. Intaglio is the process used in printing and printmaking in which an image is incised into a surface and where the incised line – or sunken area – holds the ink. There are many applications for intaglio, such as the decoration of armor, musical… Continue reading gravure printing

Die Nitrofrottage ist ein einfaches und äusserst beliebtes Verfahren, bei welchem Vorlagen und Motive mit Hilfe eines Lösungsmittels (Nitroverdünner, Aceton) auf einen Bildgrund übertragen werden printzessin.ch Favorite

Lithography is a method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by German author and actor Alois Senefelder as a cheap method of publishing theatrical works.Lithography can be used to… Continue reading Lithography

Screen printing is a printing technique where 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, and a reverse stroke then causes the screen to… Continue reading Silkscreen printing