A printing process in which the ink-bearing areas of the printing surface are hollows below the surface. The thickness of the layer of ink transferred to the printed surface varies according to the depth of the hollow giving a design effect.
A method of printing in which the image is etched into the printing plates, as opposed to letterpress printing, in which the image is slightly raised from the rest of the plate. Gravure printing produces consistent quality in long production runs. Printing method is also called Gravure.
The Bureau prints currency on high-speed, sheet-fed rotary presses which are capable of printing over 8,000 sheets per hour. Printing plates are covered with ink and then the surface of each plate is wiped clean which allows the ink to remain in the design and letter grooves of the plates. Each sheet is then forced, under extremely heavy pressure (estimated at 20 tons), into the finely recessed lines of the printing plate to pick up the ink. The printing impression is three dimensional in effect and requires the combined handiwork of highly skilled artists, steel engravers, and plate printers. The surface of the note feels slightly raised, while the reverse side feels slightly indented. This process is called intaglio printing.
The kind of printing used to create U.S. paper currency. The intaglio process involves printing money from an engraved hard surface. Money is printed from a steel plate.
Printing method whose image carriers are surfaces with two levels, having inked areas lower than noninked areas. Gravure and engraving are the most common forms of intaglio. Also called recess printing.
Printing from a plate into which an image has been cut. The ink is deposited in the depressions and then transferred to the paper.
In all intaglio prints except mezzotint the design is produced from ink in lines or areas below the surface of the plate. The smooth surface is wiped of ink before printing. Considerable pressure is used in the press to force the ink out of the lines and areas and, to an extent, to force the paper into them. One of the distinguishing characteristics of this type of printing is that the dried ink impression stands up from the paper in very slight relief, perceptible by touching with the fingers or by close inspection.
a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print
Printing method also called Gravure (see specific definition).
Printing from a plate where the part to print is below the surface of the plate, as in engraving or etching.
Intaglio is Italian for "cut in". This method includes: Engraving, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint and Mezzotint. All entail making recesses in the plate by scratching or eating away with acid. The plate is inked and wiped clean so only the recesses hold ink. Intaglio printing is done under high pressure and hence there is a plate mark. The printed lines are slightly raised and can sometimes be felt with the fingertips.
The intaglio printing process uses a metal plate that has had the image cut into the surface. The sunken image is filled with ink and the surface is wiped clean so only ink is left in the sunken image areas. It is a very specialized process that gives a document a very high quality look. Intaglio is an old printing process but is still used today as one of the best security features on valuable documents.
A method of printing such as Gravure or Engraving which uses image carriers with two surface levels, having inked areas lower than noninked areas. Also referred to as recess printing.
