JSS2 Cultural and Creative Art (CCA) Lesson Note on Print Making

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TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO PRINTING/PRINT-MAKING

• – Meaning of printing
• – Printing Techniques

Meaning of printing

Printing is a technique of expressing ideas, activities or emotions in words or pictures on any possible surface through manual or mechanical means. Such surface could be paper, fabric, wall, wood, plastic, rock, etc.

Print making therefore, is a technique through an artist creates a design and transfer such into another surface.

 Printing Techniques

There are three major types of printing which are:

1. 1. Relief
   2. Intaglio
   3. Planographic

1. Relief printing technique: this is a process in which designs or images are cut out or modeled from a flat surface for printing purpose. Ink is then applied on the raised surface which is now relief form and then printed on another surface through some manual or mechanical pressure.
2. Intaglio: this is printing technique made by cutting a hollowed design in material such as stone before transferring to the desired surface
3. Planographic: this is a process of printing from a flat surface upon which has been deposited a thin layer of greasy ink in the shape of the image. This method is sub-divided into Silk-screen printing and lithography.

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