TASK 2-PRINTING TECHNIQUES

BY KIERAN LEWIS

ETCHINGTHE TECHNIQUES OF ETCHING AND ENGRAVING ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE

ORIGINATED IN MEDIEVAL TIMES AS A MEANS OF DECORATING ARMOUR AND

METAL. THE INCISED LINES WOULD HAVE OFTEN BEEN FILLED TO DARKEN THEM AND FROM THIS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SHORT

STEP TO TRANSFERRING THE IMAGE TO CLOTH OR PAPER.

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LETTERPRESS PRINTING

A LETTERPRESS PRINTING IS A TECHNIQUE OF RELIEF PRINTING USING A PRINTING PRESS. THIS IS A PROCESS BY WORDS

BEING PRESSED ONTO PAPER WITH INK AND ITS REPEATED AGAIN AND AGAIN AS THE

PAPER ROLLS THOUGH.

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FINE ART INKJET

PRINTINGAN FINE ART INKJET PRINTING IS PRINTING FROM A COMPUTER IMAGE FILE DIRECTLY

TO AN INKJET PRINTER AS A FINAL OUTPUT. THIS ACTS LIKE A NORMAL PRINTER WITH HAS TWO INK COLOURS SUCH AS BLACK,

BLUE, YELLOW AND PINK.

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