What are the categories of prints?

1, woodblock prints

Chinese folk woodblock brush-printed paintings (referred to as woodblock prints), is a big world. Not only a long history, a large number, but also a variety of forms. Before the rise of modern printing, it is the only form of art communication that can be reproduced in large quantities by engraving and brushing; after modern printing and even modern printing, the social function of woodblock prints, though obviously narrowed, has not completely withdrawn from the stage of history, and is still handed down to the dry world with its unique charm. Because the wisdom of the ancients can not be replaced by something else. Today woodblock prints have become a very popular home decorations.

2, copperplate

Copperplate, a kind of prints. Refers to the metal plate with corrosive liquid corrosion or directly with a needle or knife engraved into a prints. Belong to the intaglio. The more commonly used metal plate is copper plate. Copperplate art is elegant, solemn, in the international community has been considered a valuable art of painting. All generations of masters have been enthusiastic about the art of copperplate painting. From Germany's Dürer, the Netherlands Rembrandt, Spain's Goya, the French Impressionist Manet, Monet, Sisland, Degas and so on until the modern Picasso, Matisse masters have left a very beautiful copperplate works.

3, lithography

Lithography originated in Germany, originated in the late eighteenth century, is the development of lithography. Qing Guangxu two years (1876) lithographs as printing into China. In the early days, oil-based ink was used to draw on stone plates or metal skins such as zinc, lead, and aluminum, and when the drawing was done the surface of the plates was treated with gum extracted from the bark of an acidic tree in Arabia, using the principle of the incompatibility of oil and water to form a lithographic printing surface.

At present, it is mainly through the thermal transfer machine processing (heating and pressure) will transfer the beautiful pattern on the transfer film transfer in the lithographic surface, after molding ink layer and product surface into one, realistic and beautiful, greatly improving the grade of the product. But because of the high technical content of the process, many materials need to be imported.

4, screen prints

Screen prints, also known as the hole prints, it is as industrial as the flower cloth printing method, the color will be scraped from the mesh leakage to the acceptance of the object, so it is also known as the silk leakage prints, screen printing is currently in the commercial use of a large number of applications. It can be used to print advertising, packaging, road signs, clothing patterns, etc., it can be said that everywhere you can see the screen printed items, it is produced quickly, economically, the size of the flexible, easy to make and print and widely welcomed by the community.

5, integrated version of prints

Integrated version of prints in recent years in the printmaking world is more popular in a new type of prints, is a variety of natural and artificial materials combined in a layout made of prints.

Relative to the traditional copper, lithographic, woodblock and silk-screen prints, composite prints are more open and free. Material mark effect is more rich in characteristics, integrated version of the earliest from the collage, collage in English called "collage", and "collage" in Ralph Meyer's < < Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques > > mentioned is: "refers to the canvas or board will be pieces of paper, cloth, or any other natural or artificial materials glued to form a horizontal plane or a slightly different surface. The technique of forming a horizontal or slightly raised picture". Composite printmaking was developed using collage as a starting point.