Relief printing

thumb|upright|The Soldier and his Wife. Etching by Daniel Hopfer, who is believed to have been the first to apply the technique to printmaking.

thumb|The Four Horsemen by Albrecht Dürer, depicting the [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]]

tool that is used in office and administration; craft in which some type of ink made of dye or pigment is applied to an image or pattern that has been carved, molded, laser engraved or vulcanized, onto a sheet of rubber

thumb|The Mask by Frank Weitzel, 1930 Linocut, also known as lino print, lino printing or linoleum art, is a printmaking technique, a variant of relief printing in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for a relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller (called a brayer), and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a

thumb|250px|A flexographic printing plate.

technique of relief printing using a printing press

early printing technique

printmaking technique

system of printing and typography that uses movable components

printing technique

right|thumb|Suzuki Harunobu (about 1724–1770), "Parading Courtesan with Attendants", Late 1760, Nishiki-e (brocade print) V&A Museum no. E.1416–1898

printmaking process of engraving using plates of steel or steel-faced copper

thumb|Diagram of rotogravure process

early printed book in which each page is printed from a single block

ancient technique for reproducing images or text

element of printing machines

process of printing patterns on textiles

woodblock printing by Katsushika Hokusai

Engraver and illustrator (1848-1909)

movable type made out of wood