GCM 854 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Relief Printing, Viscosity, Halftone
6 Feb 2020
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Gcm 854 | week 5 - print analysis. Print analysis is used to determine materials, printing method and finishing processes used to complete a given sample. These characteristics are broad, and commonly require additional research. 1st order - fixed dot size, variable spacing. 2nd order - variable dot size, variable spacing. Staccato dots are finer, produce better details, and do not create rosette patterns. In 2019 printing substrates are just about limitless, the only limitation is the printing technology itself. Smooth substrates - easier to print, and to determine the printing method. Textured substrates can give you false sense of printing relief. Substrates can give you hint as to how the sample was produced. For example, conventional offset cannot print on synthetic substrates, but. All ink systems and varnishes have distinct scents, but are very faint. Water based smells a little bit like ammonia. Solvent can be very pungent, but typically scentless.
