Relief Printing
Ink sits only on the raised parts left after cutting and is pressed into the paper, one principle that has carried both pictures and text since the eighth century.
Dictionary entry
- Woodcut 8th century– / Technique
Prints the surface left after carving, raising an image through line direction and the pressure of black and white.
- Linocut 1890s– / Technique
Cuts the smooth block boldly, giving few colors and repeated figures a driving rhythm.
- Letterpress 15th century– / Technique
Sets physical type, joining the repeatable order of text with the touch of impression on paper.