1. Type Techniqu
e
Method Advant
ages
Disadvanta
ges
Example (picture)
Hand
Etching It is to
use acid
to cut
into
strong
metal to
make
an
image
and
create
intaglio
in the
metal
Expensive
to get the
different
acids
Linocut It is a
variant
of
woodcut
Good
image at
the end,
show it has
taken a lot
of hard
work and
perseveran
ce
Time
consuming
Wastes a lot
of material if
it goes
wrong
Screen
print
Same
as
screen
process
Same as
screen
process
Same as
screen
process
Woodcut The
image is
carved
into a
block of
wood
and a
knife or
chisel is
used to
chip
away
some of
the
Good
image at
the end,
show it has
taken a lot
of hard
work and
perseveran
ce
Time
consuming
Wastes a lot
of material if
it goes
wrong

2. wood to
make
different
colours
Lithograph
y
And
image is
but on
to a
printing
plate
and
then
dampen
ed to
the
area’s
wanted,
Anywhe
re that
is not
wet gets
ink on it
and it
sticks
so the
image is
then
rolled
on
paper.
Takes a
long time
and a large
machine =
a lot of
energy
If the wrong
area is wet
by accident
you will
have to re
do the entire
image
Mechani
cal
Letterpres
s
Someon
e pus
ink onto
a bed of
press
and then
puts
paper
onto the
bed and
the
machine
presses
Can make
any image
with the
bed press
Uses a lot of
ink
Doesn’t take
much time
Can be all
automated

3. down
the
paper
on the
bed
press
transferr
ing the
ink from
the bed
press to
the
paper.
Gravure The
image is
made
up of
small
holes
sunk in
the
surface
of the
printing
plate.
The
holes
are filled
with ink
and any
excess
is
remove
d.
Waste ink
is reused
Ink is
expensive
Takes a
long time to
get make a
certain
image
Screen
process
A
woven
mesh is
placed
on a flat
surface
and
then a
stencil
Takes a
long time
because
you have
to do
different
stencils
Ink can be
expensive
Have to
make 1-2+
stencils for
one desired
image every
time you
want an

4. is
placed
on to
the
mesh
and
printabl
e ink is
then
spraed
on to
the
stencil
the ink
then
sinks
into the
mesh
where
the
stencil
isn’t
covering
image
printed
Mesh takes
a long time
to weave
(depending
how large u
want the
mesh) mesh
can be
expensive
(depending
on how
much there
is)
Digital
Photocopy
ing
The
image
placed
onto a
photo
copier is
scanned
by the
reader
and
then
duplicat
ed onto
another
piece of
paper
just like
it being
printed
twice.
Doesn’t
take very
long
Can do it
with any
kind of
paper
Can be
expensive to
buy the ink
Might have
to nuy larger
photocopier
s so the
paper can
fit.

5. Laser
printing
This is a
form of
relief
printing.
In relief
printing,
the
parts to
be
printed
are
raised
up from
the
base
plate.
Inkjet Drops
small
pellets
of ink
onto
paper
very
quickly/
otherwis
e known
as a
printer
Comes in
numerous
different
sizes
Doesn’t go
wrong (on
paper)
Prints onto
different
substance
s (plastic)
Ink can be
very
expensive
Might not
print on top
everything
properly
Desktop
publishing
It is a
type of
software
on a
comput
er that
can
produce
high
quality
text and
images.
You do
everything
and it
The
software
might be
expensive
Can be time
consuming