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Questions tagged [printing]

For questions regarding the use, selection, or maintenance of printing and prints as a medium, encompassing the use of traditional as well as modern printing techniques.

Printing in this context can be defined as the use of (a) tool(s) to create a reproduction of a model, often on a surface. Repeatability of the process is a prerequisite for the use of this tag (as printing is defined by it).

Printing encompasses a wide variety of mediums.
This includes

  • woodblock printing
  • relief printing
  • etching
  • mezzotint
  • aquatint
  • lithography
  • hectography
  • serigraphy or silkscreen printing
  • inkjet printing
  • embossing
  • laser printing
  • xerography
  • 3d printing
  • et cetera.
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How should I be planning my reduction print designs?

I'm having a hard time planning designs for reduction printing (carving a block for printing, carving more away for each colour). At the moment I draw the basic design on the block, but I keep cutting away bits on the first pass that I want darker…
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Aerosol block out/filler for screen printing?

I want to screen print a positive silhouette of some physical objects such as leaves and sticks. I plan to lay the items on the screen and spray on the block out or filler. I've only been able to find brush-on and pen-applicator screen filler. Is…
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Should I add certificates of authenticity to limited prints of my digital artworks?

I'm an amateur artist and mostly do digital artwork. When I print my works I usually do very limited editions (just one print). I donated some of my printed artwork to a charity auction a year ago and they sold quite well. All I did at that time, to…
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Printing with Sodium bicarbonate

I'm going to be 'printing' with a baking soda and water solution. I need to apply the solution to a surface that will hold it long enough to lay a piece of paper on it and saturate particular areas of the paper, the letter forms. What is the best…
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Digital textile printing with Dupont inks onto natural fabrics

I am embarking on a project which will require me to get 50+ meters of heavy organic cotton jersey digitally printed. I have sourced a print house to do the printing at a reasonable price and they use dupont inks. They have told me that I don't…
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Are there any good alternatives to Linoleum and Wood for relief printing?

The title says it all really - are there any good alternatives to Linoleum and Wood for relief printing? Note that I'm already aware of specially made lino alternatives such as softcut etc; I'm more interested in materials not made/developed for the…
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Are there any cheap tools available for printing custom vinyl stickers?

I'm looking for a way to print my own custom vinyl stickers at home and don't want to spend the money for an expensive printer exclusively for printing on vinyl. Are there other solutions for printing vinyl stickers that don't require purchasing a…
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How to properly mark a linocut prints series

Bearing in mind the fact that the linocut printing process by default is handmade and could involve slight variations (due to the amount of ink rolled, color texture in the printed result, roller pressure on the press, the paper texture, the…
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Commercial use of public domain pictures

Is it possible to use photographic reproduction of public domain artwork in the commercial work? Specifically, I was wondering if a printing company can print reproductions of the public domain artwork and deliver prints to both Europe and US? Are…
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