PRESSURE PRINTING
WHAT IS PRESSURE PRINTING?
Pressure printing is a way of creating imagery with a proof, platen or etching press using a low-relief collage placed behind the printing sheet in combination with either a type-high printing surface or a monoprint block. The high relief areas of the collage create more pressure behind the printing paper and grab more ink than the lower relief areas. Areas that are cut out of the collage create ‘white’ areas, or the same color as the paper. As opposed to other relief processes, this technique produces a right-reading image which allows for the use of right-reading materials such as press-on letters.
RECOMMENDED MATERIALS FOR CREATING THE PLATE
Use thin textured and flexible materials such as textured paper, doilies, thin embossed or die-cut plastic, cheesecloth, lace, fancy dress trimmings, dried leaves and other natural elements, vinyl stick on letters, self-adhesive papers, and sewing thread. Use PVA, glue stick or masking tape to adhere imagery to 80 lb. office paper. Make sure leaves/flowers are pressed and glue is completely dry before printing!
Pressure printing is a way of creating imagery with a proof, platen or etching press using a low-relief collage placed behind the printing sheet in combination with either a type-high printing surface or a monoprint block. The high relief areas of the collage create more pressure behind the printing paper and grab more ink than the lower relief areas. Areas that are cut out of the collage create ‘white’ areas, or the same color as the paper. As opposed to other relief processes, this technique produces a right-reading image which allows for the use of right-reading materials such as press-on letters.
RECOMMENDED MATERIALS FOR CREATING THE PLATE
Use thin textured and flexible materials such as textured paper, doilies, thin embossed or die-cut plastic, cheesecloth, lace, fancy dress trimmings, dried leaves and other natural elements, vinyl stick on letters, self-adhesive papers, and sewing thread. Use PVA, glue stick or masking tape to adhere imagery to 80 lb. office paper. Make sure leaves/flowers are pressed and glue is completely dry before printing!