understanding print techniques

Understanding Print

TechnologiesBy Zaki Mohamed

Hand Printing & ExamplesLino cutting: Part 1

• The first thing I had to do was to draw out my sketch so I chose a knife to draw


• The next day I was in a room filled with lino cutters and ink.


• I was then given a piece of tracing paper to copy my drawing from the pad to the piece of linocut.

• I sat down and was given a piece of lino to copy my drawing onto.


I used sello tape to make it more stable.

I placed the tracing paper over my pad and traced the image.


I placed my tracing over the piece of lino cut.

I used sello tape to make it more stable.


This is a V Cutter.


This is the finished design.


Why use lino cutting?Advantages and disadvantages:

Mechanical Printing Part 1

Below are a few examples of the process of offset lithography.

Mechanical Printing Part 2

Mechanical Printing Part 3Why use offset lithography?

Advantages and disadvantages:

Digital Printing Part 1

Laser Printing

What is it?

Digital Printing Part 2

Digital Printing Part 3Why use laser printing?

Advantages and disadvantages:

understanding print techniques

Education

mechanical printing

use lino

piece of tracing paper

use laser printing

lino cutters

piece of linocut

sello tape

process of offset lithography