...more on printing

Move onto different types of printing

- relief printing (matrix is cut away to leave the image-making part on the original surface)
i)line cut
ii)wood cut
iii)wood engraving
- Intaglio (a damp piece of paper is placed on top and the plate and paper are run through a printing press that, through pressure, transfers the ink from the recesses of the plate to the paper)
i)metal engraving
ii)etching
- Planographic (image rests on the surface of the matrix, which can therefore often be re-used)
i)lithography
ii)offset