PTG 108 Printmaking Processes

ND1 levelCommunication & Media14 topics

PTG 108 covers 14 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

History and evolution of printing
Early printing methods and movable type
Impact of printing on civilization
Modern trends in printing industry
Lithography process and characteristics
Ink and fountain solution balance
Offset printing principle and blanket
Litho inks, inking systems and plates
Litho printing presses
Letterpress printing
Flexography printing
Photogravure printing
Screen printing
Digital printing processes and devices

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

History and evolution of printing

The history of printing traces the transformation from manual hand‑copying to mechanised and digital reproduction. Mastering its evolution helps students understand why certain printmaking techniques emerged, the technological drivers behind them, and the socio‑cultural impacts that shaped modern media.

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Every topic above, split into sessions and dated against your exam.
Practice questions per session, with answers that explain themselves.
Offline reading — the whole course is a few hundred KB on your phone.
An AI tutor that answers questions using this course's own material.

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