Question

How does relief printing for images differ from relief printing for letters?

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Responses

The carved letters are raised but images are not.

The carved letters are raised but images are not.

The process is the same, but the plate carvings are different.

The process is the same, but the plate carvings are different.

Relief printing cannot be used to print images and requires a different process.

Relief printing cannot be used to print images and requires a different process.

Relief printing allows for multiple copies of letters but a single copy of images.

Relief printing allows for multiple copies of letters but a single copy of images.

Answer 1

The process is the same, but the plate carvings are different.

Both use ink on raised surfaces, but letters use preformed movable type while images require a carved plate (often reversed) with different carving techniques.