Printing processes
- Created by: Emily RM
- Created on: 03-04-14 16:58
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- Printing processes
- Screen printing
- Low cost
- Can print on virtually any material
- Posters, T-shirts and some signs
- Ideal for short-runs where fine detail is needed
- Colours can be inconsistent
- A screen is used with a stencil on - paint is applied to transfer the stencil image onto the material.
- The ink/pain can take a long time to dry
- Gravure
- Very high quality
- Expensive to set up
- Magazines, stamps and photos in books
- Ideal for long-runs and is very fast
- Uses a copper plate with small holes on the surface
- Chemicals used have negative impact on the enviroment
- Flexography
- Used for large print runs and is relatively fast
- Quite inexpensive
- Chemicals are damaging to the environment
- Uses rubber plates - the process is the same in offset lithography
- Can print on a range of materials such as plastics, foils, paper and board
- Chemicals are damaging to the environment
- Not as high quality compared to gravure or lithography
- Packaging, carrier bags and wallpaper
- Chemicals are damaging to the environment
- Uses rubber plates - the process is the same in offset lithography
- Lithography
- Lithography uses an oil based ink and water as these will not mix
- Offset lithography uses rubber cylinders with images printed on which transfers the ink to the material
- Medium and long-print runs
- Fairly high quality and inexpensive cost
- Magazines, posters, newspapers, packaging and books
- Can only be used on flat surfaces
- Digital printing
- Posters, flyers and business cards
- Designed for small - print runs
- Used at home, schools and work
- High quality colour
- Not very expensive
- Posters, flyers and business cards
- Letterpress
- A plate with raised parts to transfer letters and designs
- Small jobs such as business cards and stationery
- Becoming less common because it is very time consuming
- Block printing
- Shapes cut into blocks usually made of wood or metal - ink is applied and then pressed onto material
- Good for repeating patterns but detailed patterns can be created if the block is well made
- Small- medium print runs
- Wallpaper, greeting cards and tablecloths
- Screen printing
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