UNIT 5/14 TASK 2 A

WOODBLOCK PRINTING

This is a technique that was developed in china. It is a technique that is used for printing words, images and patterns. This method remained common for printing books, text and images in east Asia until the 19th century. The European use of the technique for printing images onto paper is covered by the term known as woodcut.

This is an image of the wood blocking process

MOVABLE TYPE

This type of is know as the system and technology of printing and typography. It uses it movable components and remakes the elements of a document. The first movable type was made ceramic porcelain china that were made in ancient china. This movable had the purpose of printing out paper books.

PRINTING PRESS

This is a device applies pressure to an inked surface that is resting on a print medium and transfers the ink. This inventions is most commonly used for text. This is one of the most influential events in the second millennium. This was made and based on existing screw presses.

This device was created by a German named Johannes Gutenberg in1440.

ETCHING

This is a process where a metal surface is being cut through to create a design with either a strong acid or mordant. There may also be other chemicals used on other types of metals in modern manufacturing. This method remains in use to this day in more modern techniques/variants like microfabrication and photochemical milling.

MEZZOTINT

This is a printmaking process and was the first tonal method to be used. This technique allows half-tones to be produced without the use of a line or dot-based technique. The tonality is achieved by covering the plate with thousands of little dots. These dots a made by a metal tool called a rocker.

AQUATINT

This is a intaglio printmaking technique that is a variant to etching. This technique has the artist make marks on the plate that can hold ink. Then there is a printing process both the plate and a sheet of paper go through in order to transfer in onto the sheet. This can be repeated numerous times.

LITHOGRAPHY

This is a method where they print form a stone or a metal plate that has a smooth surface on it. Lithography can also be used to print text and artwork. The technique was invented by a German author and actor. Originally this technique used an image drawn out of either oil, fat or wax on the surface of a smooth plate called lithographic limestone.