Printing Processes

Printing Processes

Relief Printing

It is a printing process where a person carves an image into a block of linoleum or wood.

-Tone block with jet black film ink wash or Indian Ink wash.
-Transfer drawing onto wood or linoleum block.
-Cut image into block.
-Roll ink over block.
-Set thin piece of paper onto the block.
-Apply gentle pressure with a baren to the block evenly.
-Check the print, then pull up the piece of paper that now has the print copied onto it.















Intaglio Printing


This method has the artist carve the image onto a black ground of a metal plate, then use acid to deepen the ruts in the metal.

-Prepare plate by polishing and cleaning it.
-Apply a ground onto the plate
-Smoke the plate on the side with the ground.
-Scratch out image on the ground of the plate
-Etch the plate by placing it into a form of acid for 15 minutes, which will deepen the scratches on the ground.
-Pull out the plate and rinse it.
-Put the plate back into the acid for another 15 minutes.
-Remove the plate from the acid, remove the ground, and clean the plate.
-Wipe ink onto the plate.
-Use a tarlatan to remove ink from the raised surface of the plate.
-Clean the edges of the plate.
-Set dampened sheet of paper onto plate.
-Run plate through the press.




















Lithography Printing


With this process, the drawing is etched into the stone with a greasy material, which is absorbed into the stone.

-Draw the image onto a lithographic stone with a greasy material.
-Treat the stone with gum arabic.
-Treat the stone with rosin and talc.
-Replace drawing material with greasy ink.
-Apply gum arabic.
-Apply TAPEM gently.
-Apply gum arabic
-Use cheescloth to buff stone evenly
-Wash stone with lithotine
-Buff stone with asphaltum.
-Go over surface with a wet towel, then a dry towel.
-Sponge the surface
-Apply ink
-Print several times


















I would like to try the relief printing, since I have actually done this before, and it was very fun. I would not mind trying this again, since I believe I have improved artistically since I last tried.

Many of these processes influence new designers in the way that the image turns out. The overall appearance and coloration of the image can be replicated, and makes for many good designs.

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