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Printing methods: techniques for mass reproduction of originals on paper

Typography

Very strong typography with relief effect

Letterset

Typography: printing method with a printing form in which the higher elements print and the non-printing elements are lower

Intaglio printing

Photogravure

Mezzotint

Engraving: printing method with a printing form in which the lower elements print and the non-printing elements are higher

Stone printing

Offset printing

Lithography: printing method using a flat printing form. The printing surfaces are oil-loving (lipophilic) and accept the ink, while the non-printing surfaces are water-loving (hydrophilic) and repel the ink

Porous printing on spruce veneer

Porous printing on plastic (polyurethane)

Porous printing: printing method using a screen whose open areas print and the non-printing areas are covered by a stencil

Colourless relief embossing

Coloured relief embossing

Embossing: sophisticated printing method in which a printing substrate is plastically deformed by pressure

Digital printing: printing method that does not require a printing plate and works purely digitally

Scent print: paint with microcapsules that burst when rubbed and release the trapped scent

Hot foil stamping: printing method in which a metal foil is transferred to the paper by pressure and heat

Glow-in-the-dark paint: paint that stores light energy and releases it as a glow in the dark

Dot matrix printing: printing method in which individually controlled needles strike an ink ribbon

Scratch-off print: opaque coating that can be removed by lightly scratching it

Sand varnish: varnish whose granular structuring agents form a rough surface