PRINTMAKING in ASIA

PRINTMAKINGIt is an effective way of disseminating information to a large number of people.

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PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUESReliefIntaglioStencilPlanographicWoodcut printingEngravingEtchingLithographyDigital printingScreen Printing

RELIEFRequires ink to be placed on the original surface and spread throughout the entire area of printing base material.

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INTAGLIOApplied beneath the original surface of the matrix. This technique includes engraving, mezzotint and acquatint.

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STENCILIts where the ink is pressed through a screen for the image to be printed on to a shirt or cloth.

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PLANOGRAPHICAllows for transfer of image, such as in lithography, monotyping and digital techniques.

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WOODCUT PRINTINGIt is done by first drawing a design on a plank of wood or on paper and then transferred on to wood.

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KEIZABURO MATSUZAKIHe is a famous master woodblock printer who can apply up to 17 colors on print in perfect alignment.

ENGRAVINGIt is the process of printing takes its process from the goldsmiths technique of metal work.

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BURINHardened steel tool

ETCHINGPrints that are made of lines in different thickness, length and direction

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LITHOGRAPHYIt was invented in 1798 by Alois Senefelder based on the chemical repulsion of water and oil.The image is drawn on a limestone with greasy medium

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DIGITAL PRINTINGWith the aid of technology, allows complex designs in photography which can be source of image printing.

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SCREEN PRINTINGSILKSCREEN or SERIGRAPHYInk is pressed through the stencil using a squeegee against the surface of paper, cloth, or plastic canvas

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