PRINTING TECHNIQUES

BY: ROBERT AND MONICA

LINOCUTTING

HOW TO CREATE A LINO PRINTPART 1 : First you need to draw what you would like to print

onto your cut-out piece of lino. Before you start coping the drawing onto the lino you

need to stick your drawing down onto the lino with pieces of masking tape

you also need to Flip the drawing so it is face down onto the piece of lino.

HOW TO CREATE A LINO PRINTPART 2 : You now need to trace your drawing onto the lino using

a pencil. Once you have finished tracing you should have a image

on the lino

Now you can begin to cut out the lines in the drawing with a special tool called a lino cutter.

You have to be careful as the tools are dangerous. When using the line cutter to avoid cutting yourself your hand must be behind the hand you are cutting with.

HOW TO CREATE A LINO PRINTPART 3 :

Ink your roller

Be careful not to use too much paint as it could possibly ruin your print.

paint the lino

Press the lino onto a piece paper to show the print.

Once the paint is covered onto the lino we can now print onto your piece of paper.

HOW TO CREATE A LINO PRINTPART 4 : Put the paper face down and then take a wooden

spoon and press and then carefully rub the paper to get an even image with no smears.

The final step is to remove the paper gently to show your picture. You should now have a print on the piece of paper.

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGESOF

LINO CUT PRINTING

Advantages Disadvantages After making a cut print will you

have a unique print It is dangerous and you need to

be careful when using the v-cutter It is easy for simple designs It’s very time consuming It is cheap to create If you make a one mistake you will

possible ruin the whole print and would have to start again

LINO CUT MAKES : Birthday cards Get well soon cards Photo And more

OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY

OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY PART 1

• Apply ink to the printing plate

• The printing plate has now got the image printed on its surface.

• As the printing cylinder rotates the ink is transferred on to the cylinder roller.

• You need to place your paper through

the roller

• the paper is being pulled through the machine.

• This will now leave a print on your paper

If you want different colours on your print .You can use the same paper and it will be sent through the machine and each time different colours will be applied.

This is done until the print is completed.

OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY PART 2

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY

High quality print the material is really complex to work with

OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY MAKES: Business forms, Computer letters Newspapers And more

LASER PRINTING

HOW TO USE A LASER PRINTERPART 1

A laser printer is a type of digital printing which prints writing and pictures in quick succession with a decent quality.

The drum is given a charge by something called a corona wire,

When the drum moves the printer begins to shine and create a tiny laser beam on the surface to get rid of certain points on the paper.

HOW TO USE A LASER PRINTERPART 2

The drum then prints the image onto paper by direct contact and heat, which fuses the ink to the paper.

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LASER PRINT MAKES: Letter Pictures, forms

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

OF LASER PRINTING