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Gravure printing is also known as rotogravure printing. This type of printing involves engraving a picture or text onto an image carrier. Gravure printing is mostly where gravure presses print on rolls (they are also known as webs) of paper rather than sheets of paper. This printing used to be a staple of newspaper photo features, but this process is still used for commercial printing of magazines, postcards and cardboard product packaging.
Letterpress Printing!
Letterpress printing is a kind of printing invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century until the 19th century and remained in use for books and other uses until the second half of the 20th century. Letterpress printing is produced by a raised surface being inked and then pressed into a sheet of paper to obtain a positive right-reading image.
Screen Printing!
Screen printingis a printing technique that uses a
woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that easily transfer ink or other printable materials. A roller is moved across the screen stencil, forcing ink to pass through the layers of the mesh in the open areas. Example of screen printing ->
Newspaper Printing!
Newspaper printing is