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Four Types of Printmaking

Four Types of Printmaking. There are four main types of printmaking. The process and materials of these techniques influence the appearance of the final print. The Four Types of Printmaking are:. 1. Relief Printing 2. Intaglio (engraving)

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Four Types of Printmaking

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  1. Four Types of Printmaking There are four main types of printmaking. The process and materials of these techniques influence the appearance of the final print.

  2. The Four Types of Printmaking are: 1. Relief Printing 2. Intaglio (engraving) 3. Planography (lithography) 4. Stencil (Serigraphy)

  3. 1. RELIEF PRINTING This is printing from a raised surface. A simple example of relief printing is a rubber stamp presssed into a stamp pad and pressed onto a piece of paper.

  4. Relief Printing Plates are made from flat sheets of material such as wood, linoleum, cardboard, styrofoam, etc. After drawing a picture on the surface, the artist uses tools to cut away the areas that will not print or builds up the surface that will print.

  5. Relief Printing - Tools A roller - called a brayer - is used to spread ink on the plate. A sheet of paper is placed on top of the plate and the image is transferred by rubbing with the hand or by being run through a a printing press. The completed print is a mirror image of the original plate.

  6. 2. INTAGLIO This describes prints that are made by cutting the picture into the surface of the printing plate. Using a sharp V-shaped tool - called a burin - the printmaker gouges the lines of an image into the surface of a smooth polished sheet of metal or in some cases a piece of plexiglass.

  7. Intaglio Printing To make a print, ink is pushed into the lines of the design. The surface is then wiped clean so that the only areas with ink are the lines. A sheet of paper which has been soaked in water is then placed on the plate which is run through a printing press.

  8. 3. PLANOGRAPHY As we have just learned, relief prints are created from a raised surface, and intaglio prints are created from a cut surface. Planography however, is the printing of a flat surface.

  9. Planography - Lithography Lithography is the art of printing from a flat stone or metal plate by a method based on the simple fact that grease attracts grease as it repels water.

  10. Planography - Lithography Printing In Lithography an image is drawn on the surface with a greasy material - grease crayon - and then water and printing ink are applied. The greasy parts absorb the ink and the wet parts do not.

  11. 4. STENCIL A stencil is a sheet of paper, fabric, plastic, metal or other material with designs cut, or punched from it. Ink is forced through the openings onto the surface to be printed.

  12. STENCIL: Serigraphy (Seri means silk) Serigraphy, sometimes called silk screening, is a type of stencil printing.

  13. STENCIL: Serigraphy A stencil is fastened to a sheet of silk which is tightly stretched across a wooden frame. The frame is placed against the material to be printed. A squeegee is used to push the ink through the open areas onto the material or paper below.

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