Introduction to printmaking

Printmaking: one of the plastic arts. A painting hand-printed by the author on the layout of various materials; It can be limited to copying some original works that do not affect its artistic value. The earliest form of printmaking at home and abroad is woodcut reproduction printmaking, for example, the title page of the Diamond Sutra, which was carved by Xian Tong in the Tang Dynasty in 868, was carved by technicians according to the painter's drawings. It was not until the18th century that artists created prints by drawing their own manuscripts, making their own plates and printing their own prints. As a plastic art, printmaking refers to the creation of printmaking. Due to the different ink-receiving parts, plate properties and plate-making printing methods, plates can be divided into different varieties.

Single printed matter

A form of printmaking, which does not need plate making, paints or brushes the smooth layout, and then rubbings it into a finished product.

Tuotuo

A form of printmaking in which ink is spread directly on paper covered with letterpress layout. Such as stone rubbings and brick rubbings.

relief printing

Ink is collected in the convex part of the board, which is represented by woodcut. Among them, oil-soluble ink printing is called "mimeograph woodcut" or "woodcut"; Printed with water-soluble ink is called "watermark print" or "watermark woodcut". In addition, all kinds of relief prints are made of woodcut and printed, with hemp, gypsum, stones, bricks and so on as the plates.

Gravure carving

Ink is received in a concave portion of a plate representing a copper plate. Among them, due to different plate-making methods, it can be divided into "line-engraved copper plate", "dry-engraved copper plate", "screen printing" and "etched copper plate". In addition, gravure printing made of various zinc plates or other metal plates still adopts copper plate making and printing methods.

offset

Ink is received on the surface of the plate, and its representative is lithograph. Due to the different plate-making methods, it can be divided into "direct lithography" and "transfer lithography". In addition, lithographic products made of aluminum plates, zinc plates, etc. It is still made of lithographs and printed.

Aperture engraving

Also known as "leaky plate", the ink color leaks to the surface of the finished substrate through the perforated plate, which is manifested as leaky screen printing. In addition, there are stencil printing by screen printing with nylon mesh, Kaplan mesh, metal mesh and other mesh materials as plates.

Glass sculpture

After making a plate on the glass, combined with photography technology, it is the printing form of the finished product.