printing techniques
Ink transfer processes
Printing techniques are the various methods used to transfer text, images, or designs onto surfaces like paper, fabric, or other materials.
Traditional techniques include letterpress, where raised type is inked and pressed onto paper, and lithography, which uses the principle that oil and water don't mix.
Screen printing forces ink through a mesh stencil, while intaglio methods like etching and engraving use incised lines to hold ink.
Modern techniques include offset printing for mass production and digital printing for smaller runs without plates.
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- electrophotographyImaging via charged photoconductors
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- risographStencil-based printing technique
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
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