Carrying out printing techniques

After the completion of my info graphic, I’ve had the task to actually use printing techniques to create a print. I first took part in a task where my aim was to take pictures of objects and words that are embossed. For the next printed task I used crayons to colour in a sheet which was then engraved into by a sharp object to complete the print. For the next printing task I took a picture from the internet, applied a threshold to it and then printed it onto acetate. The black parts of the image were then cut out leaving only the outline. Finally all the space inside of the outline was coloured in using paint and pens, this gave the final print. The final printing technique involves printing a created design onto a t-shirt. By creating a design in Photoshop, my skills will increase and i will feel more confident on using the programme, once the image is created it will be printed out on magic touch. This will then be compressed onto a t-shirt giving the final print.

Printing techniques

Throughout this part of the unit I have gathered information and researched into types of printing techniques. By researching all of the hand, mechanical and digital techniques i have produced a word document showing all of techniques and explaining how and why they are used. After the completion of this, I used this researched gathered to produce an info graph in Photoshop. The info graph is good way of showing all of the techniques and giving a basic insight to them, along with images to help piece all of the information together. After completion of this task I have gained a good understanding of all different types of printing and how far they date back. I am also happy with how my info graph looks and the information it gives to its reader.