Commercial Printing Methods
The 5 commercial printing methods for GCSE Graphics.
- Created by: Beth_Alice
- Created on: 13-05-13 18:32
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- Printing Methods
- Offset Lithography and Lithography
- Used to print magazines, books, newspapers and packaging.
- Lithography uses an oil based ink and water and works on the principals that oil and water don't mix.
- Offset Lithography is when then image is printed onto rubber cylinder which transfers the ink onto paper.
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- Flexography
- Uses rubber plates and has the same process as offset lithography
- Can print onto uneven survaces
- Quicker than lithography
- used for large print runs of over 5000.
- Used for packaging, carrier bags and wallpaper.
- Screen Printing
- Can print on to various surfaces including paper, card and fabric
- A silk screen is used with a stencil on, paint is then applied to transfer the image.
- Low cost process
- ideal for short runs of up to a few hundred copies where fine detail is not needed.
- Great for printing posters, T-shirts and estate agent signs.
- Gravure
- Used to print magazines stamps and photos in books.
- Uses the colours cyan, magenta, yellow and key.
- Uses a copper plate
- Very high quality
- Expensive to set up
- Fast and for large print run of a million or more.
- Laser Printing
- A laser had a negative charge and stick to positive charged ink.
- A roller puts the colour on.
- Used for flyers, posters and digital prints.
- Offset Lithography and Lithography
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