#printmaking guide

[ivolederer]

Did you know I made this handy zine to introduce people to the pleasures of multicolor linocut?☺️🫶 I'll revise it soon.

[fabledferns]

I would love to try printing my own design on a shirt like you did! Could you please possibly make a guide on how you did it?

absolutely i can!! this is gonna get a bit long so im gonna put the full tutorial under a read more LOL

ALSO disclaimer: i’m making this tutorial with the assumption that whoever is reading it already kinda knows the basics of relief printing! BUT if anyone would like me to post a more basic tutorial about that, i would be happy to <3

1. the block!! i used the Inovart Eco Karve Printing Plates (very similar to the Speedball Speedy Carve Blocks, just a bit cheaper). but you can use linoleum, wood, etc. this was my first time ever printing on fabric and since it turned out so well i’ll probably stick to using this type of block in the future LOL but linoleum and wood do work! it mostly depends on personal preference and budget

2. i highly recommend doing a test print! both to prime the block a bit and to see if there’s any spots you missed (you can see a lot of chatter on the first test print that i got rid of)

3. the ink! i used the Speedball Fabric and Paper ink. it’s the only one i’ve tried for fabric, but i do recommend the speedball brand in general! whatever ink you use, make sure it’s for block printing, for fabric, and read the instructions

when getting your ink, i found that i ended up needing a bit more ink than i do printing on paper

you can either ink your print now or on step 5 if you’re worried about it drying out

4. prepare your shirt! try to get a shirt with the least amount of texture possible for the best results (not knitted, ribbed, etc). get yourself some cardboard to put in the shirt while you print, it’s supposed to be mainly to keep ink from bleeding but i feel like it also gives a better surface to print on

5. layersssss! shirt down first, flatten out where you want to print. then the block, and if you’re using a press, then the felt thing (it probably has a name)

usually printing on paper the block is laid down and the paper on top of it, fabric is the opposite!

6. printing! so for this i am obviously using a press (the Woodzilla Hand Press, highly recommend if you’re really getting into printmaking and have the money!!) if you’re using the press, after putting the top down, tuck the shirt under the lever. otherwise it’ll make marks in the shirt when you press down that will probably go away, but better safe than sorry

if you don’t have a press, no worries!! it just takes a bit more time and patience. use an old rolling pin or put a giant book on top and press! the bigger the print, the harder it is to print consistently. do your best to add enough pressure and make it even. even with the press, i usually put all my body weight into it

whatever method you’re using, use ALL YOUR MIGHT to print it!!!! too much pressure is better than not enough imo

7. TADA!! a (hopefully) perfect print!! if it’s not, don’t panic! i can’t attest for other brands, but ive been able to clean the ink out of misprinted shirts and print on them again. i washed them out in the sink to get as much ink out as possible (i used cold water, but to be so honest i have no idea if hot or cold water would work better). then use some sort of stain remover and just fucking. douse it. i used a Shout! spray for this. let it sit for however long the instructions say, wash it, and it should come out! it even worked for a light pink shirt for me, i can’t say for sure if it would work with white though

and that’s my guide!! hopefully i explained everything alright and people find it helpful <3 i’m happy to answer any other questions anyone might have! i am also pretty new to this though, so there is definitely some stuff i don’t know lol

[mildmayfoxe]

november patreon reward prints! 🌿 had extremely mixed results with registration for the two colors so did some just plain black as well :’) // shop

[adotonawalk]

One of my students asked me "Hey, how do I get ready to print a multiplate process print?" And I have no self control. Enjoy this VERY SUPER SIMPLIFIED introduction to multiplate printing!

Notes: I use a printing press 'cause my hands cannot handle handprinting. That process is A LIL different! Also less likely to make you scream in frustration. If you're curious, feel free to ask. :)

EDIT: oh I have a typo problem

[burningvelvet]

being a romantic era poet: a quick how-to guide

walk around in nature contemplating Things. start hiking, swimming, sailing, rowing, shooting, riding, etc. for inspiration

be obsessed with the french revolution and related enlightenment-era figures like rousseau, voltaire, mary wollstonecraft, and madame de staël. be more disappointed by napoleon bonaparte than you are by your own father. 

speaking of fathers, your parents and most of your other relatives are all either dying or dead or emotionally abusive. if you have any siblings (full, half, step, or adopted) who DIDN'T die tragically already, then you may choose to be close to them. you also may end up being much TOO close to them. various circumstances may also ban you from seeing them. 

be at least slightly touched by madness and/or some other severe illness(es) including but not limited to: consumption, horrors, syphilis, deformities, lameness, terrors, piles, boils, pox, allergies, coughing, sleep abnormalities, gonorrhea, etc. — for which you must take frequent bed rest and copious amounts of Laudanum (opium derivation)

consider foregoing meat and adopting a vegetable diet instead to purify the spirits. you may also abstain from alcohol for the same reasons. alternatively, you may attempt the veggie diet, end up rejecting it, and becoming a rampant alcoholic instead. in romanticism there is no healthy medium between abstinence and excess.

reject, or at least heavily criticize, christianity. refuse to get married in a church and consider becoming a fervent champion of atheism. alternatively, you may embrace catholicism, but only on an aesthetic basis. eastern religions and minority religions are also acceptable, only because they piss off the christians. 

if you’re not a self-hating member of the aristocracy and instead have to work for a living, do something that allows you to benefit society, be creative, and/or contemplate life. viable options include, but are not limited to: apothecarist, doctor, teacher, preacher, lawyer, farmer, printmaker, publisher, editor. there is also the possibility of earning a few coins from your art. if you were cursed to be born a She, no worries. we believe in equality. you may choose from these occupations: wife, nanny, housekeeper, spinster, amanuensis (copy writer for a man), lady’s companion, divorced wife, singer/actress/escort, widow, regular escort, tutor, or housewife. 

speaking of sexist institutions, try rejecting marriage entirely. Declare your eternal devotion to your lover by having sex with them on your mother’s grave instead.

if you do get married — elope, and only let it be for necessary financial reasons, or to try and save a teenage girl from her controlling family, or out of true love with someone you view as your intellectual equal, or because your life is so racked with scandals and debt that you can only clear your name by matrimony to a wealthy religious woman as your last resort before fleeing the country.

After marriage, quickly assert your belief in the powers of free love and bisexuality by taking extramarital lovers and suggesting your spouse follow suit. If they cannot keep up with your intellectual escapades then consider leaving them. Later on, propose a platonic friendship with them following the separation, or beg them for reconciliation.

If your marriage is happy, try moving in with another bohemian couple to shake things up. Alternatively, you may die before the wedding for dramatic effect.

If you beget children (whether in or out of marriage, makes no matter), do society a favor by choosing to raise them with your beliefs. Consider adopting orphan children, or even non-orphan children. If their parents are poor enough they probably won’t mind. Try kidnapp— I mean adopting — children off the side of the road if you can. 

DIE but do it creatively. ideally young. ideas: prophecy your own death, lead an army into war and then die right before your first battle and on your deathbed curse everyone and demand to see a witch, write a will leaving money to your mistresses or some random young man you have an unrequited romantic obsession with, carry a copy of your dead friend's poetry and read it right before you drown so that your washed up corpse can only be identified by his book in your pocket, die while staring at your lover's shriveled up heart that you keep wrapped up in a copy of his own poetry and then be buried with it, die of the poet's illness (consumption) while your artist friend draws you and then be buried with your lover's writing, get mysteriously poisoned (by yourself) after a series of scandals and accidents and then have your family announce that you were killed by god, die from romanticizing poverty or receiving bad reviews from literary critics, die from walking or horseback riding in the cold and the rain while poeticizing, etc.

[artnwill]

My art inspirations

William Heath Robinson- He was an English Cartoonist that lived though 1872-1944. Not only do I enjoy his drawings because of the fun elements that he would bring into them with machines, but I really like his use of line. His use of a single width for his line work and other artists have directly affected my own works. I also really enjoy the flat colors that he uses in his works.

John James Audubon- He was a American- French artist and ornithologist ( study of birds) who lived from 1785-1851. He recorded and painted many species of birds that are native here in America. I love his art. The composition, the colors, the accuracy of the birds is to die for. Huge inspiration when it comes to drawing birds. Recommend studying his art if your interested in bird drawing!

(Also the last bird picture is of a Carolina Parakeet, which was the only parakeet native to the southwest of North America)

(unfortunately it went extinct around the 1900's, which is a shame as it looks like it was such a pretty bird)

He also drew some mammals from America (tbh though some of them look a bit..... odd). This guy looks hella cursed lol

(both bird and racoon pics were from my collection of books based on his art)

Joe Weatherly- He is a California based artist that focuses on animal art. His artworks are very dynamic in nature and I love his use of color in his artworks. He also has done multiple books on drawing animals and of his own art (first picture is of his book Animal Essence). I highly recommend him to anyone interested in learning how to draw animals!

Here's a link his website for anyone interested https://www.joeweatherly.com/

(Images were taken from my own copy of his book Animal Essence)

Group of artworks from Pauline Cherrett's book "Chinese Brush Painting: A Beginner's Guide"

I have always been a fan of brushwork in artworks and have always been inspired by Chinese brush painting and Japanese woodblock art. I've always liked nature and landscapes and flowers which tend to be the main subjects of this type of art and honestly I just really enjoy them ( I mean look at the brushwork its amazing).

(all of these pictures come from my copy of the book)

So this was just a small list of some of the artworks and artist that inspire me and my art. Wanted to write this blog for myself as a sort of reference point and to show others different artists that they may not know of. I also have another blog like this one which I'll link if anyone is interested.

Honestly this was so much fun to write! I mainly write a ton for college and it can be a bit taxing but it's nice to write something for myself and on a topic I really enjoy!

[fayewoodss]

"Pothole Puddles"

pen and quilled paper, 8x8 inches

In 2019, my university's library was getting rid of a lot of old books. I had a major crush on the boy working at the desk, and he would always tell me first when they planned to clean out their shelves, so I'd get to be one of the first to sort through it all. I have so many old art books, nature books, and an unimaginable collection of The New Yorker magazines, both for reading and tearing apart.

Anyway, I found this old book full of these gorgeous wood relief prints. Though it isn't the style of printmaking I do, as both a printmaker and collage artist, I was drawn the multi-media usage I could get from this specific book. Recently I wove two separate pages together to create a new page with plans to print on top of it, but human error in cutting the strips led to several of them not fitting in the weave. So, I quilled them instead and let the spirals guide me into something new.

I really love the paper from this book. It's thick and satiny to the touch. It's a beautiful cream color, with compliments the thick black of the prints and give them an important and heavy weight that a stark white wouldn't provide to the same effect. Quilled up and glued to a white page, the cream and the black make an exceptional illusion as color and shadow bounce and reflect off the white of the page. It creates a lot of implied gray on the otherwise black and white prints, which paired with the circular spirals reminded me of rain, puddles, and potholes in asphalt.

[lichen3lycaon]

Z.J. Sturgeon (Z or Jackie) + he/she/they + 20 yr old printmaker, multi media artist and aspiring queer ecologist (previously fishballad) I make art about (but not exclusive to) trans and queer experiences + fish and other aquatic organisms + ecology science and philosophy + neurodivergence + public transit/transportation infrastructure

I am an art student, my focuses in academia are printmaking and sustainability practices (dealing with environmentalism and community justice). I view and make art guided by the principles of deep ecology and queer ecology and I am actively working towards a future that sustainability goes beyond capital gains. Currently I am working towards a double BFA in these topics. When I am hobbyist I enjoy knitting, crochet, clothes customization, video games (almost entirely pokemon and animal crossing) and reading (non-fiction science and theory and short story fiction). I am also very interested in web revival and digital archiving, as well as the furry subculture, I do furry art illustrations from time to time lol....

Where else can you find me?

bandcamp/MY WEBSITE!!! (WIP, not up yet! check back soon!)

I don't have any other socials and I don't post my work anywhere else than here and my website (soon). I have no intention on posting elsewhere, I hate social media dude...... I also don't do commissions or sell any work at the moment. I am a full time student with many other responsibilities, but I appreciate the interest!

asks are cool but I wont always respond 👍

my art is tagged as #myart

Trans women + transfems, lesbians and Jewish folk are always welcome here. This is specifically a space NOT for TERFs I block freely, I dont care, real people matter more than the internet :)

My art is not allowed to be used/referenced for generative AI programs. Please do not repost my work on other platforms, even with credit. However, referencing/learning from/and tracing my art is always allowed, if you chose to do this and post what you made feel free to credit or tag me, I would also love to see what you created :)

Let me know if anything I repost is unknowingly AI generated content! I do my absolute best to exclude all and any generative AI from my work and what I engage with.

[mappingthemoon]

Zines Read 2024

The Desert Sun #53 / Billy (Dec. 2023)

The Desert Sun #54 / Billy (Jan. 29, 2024)

Proof I Exist #45: A 2023 Reading Log / Billy McCall (Jan. 2024)

Proof I Exist #46: Looking Back at 2023 / Billy McCall & Ed Kemp (Jan. 2024)

Trent Reznor, the Girls Who Wanted to Fuck Him, and the Boys They Grew Up to Be / David Leo

Behind the Zines #17 / Billy McCall (ed.) (Mar. 2024)*

The Desert Sun #55 / Billy (Feb. 29, 2024)

Lifecycle of the Moon Jelly / Qufu-lee

Birds I’ve Seen Outside, v. 1 / Alyx White (2020)

Birds I’ve Seen Outside, v. 2 / Alyx White (2020)

Birds I’ve Seen Outside, v. 3 / Alyx White (2020)

KnowhutIzine: An Attempt to Document All Things Worrell / Dakota Floyd & Rick V. (June 2021)

Notes on Anarchism / Noam Chomsky (x)

The Desert Sun #56 / Billy (Mar. 2024)

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Self-Harm: A Zine About NSSI / Sharaya O

Leave Me Alone, Mom! How Conservative Christianity Ruins Everything / Sharaya O

People Think I’m Weird / Billy McCall

What Is Home?

Local Honey / Madison Greer (ed.) (2020)*

A Zine for Pride: Archiving LGBTQ+ History at UGA! / Kathryn Manis (2024)

Lover’s Eye / Mandy Mastrovita (Jan. 2023)

I’m Blue / Mandy Mastrovita (Mar. 2024)

[private]

The Desert Sun #58 / Billy (May 29, 2024)

Love Letters to ATL / Haley Lazerface & Tazza Moon (eds.) (June 2024)

Voting Vs Direct Action / crimethInc (2004)

[You will see your own reflection…] / SAD (2024)

Grow Your Own (for, like, cheap): The Ultimate Space Bucket DIY Guide (x)

C.U.N.T.S. Magazine: The Women’s Issue (2024)

The Desert Sun #59 / Billy (June 30, 2024)

[Tax Forms Enclosed: 1040EZ, 1040A, 1040] / S. Brooks (1996) (x)

Super/Simple Majority / Tony White (dir.) (July 2024)*

Notes on Libraries, Lesbians, and Pulp / Aiden M. Bettine (2023)

IT? / Jamison Lung

ZiNetwork Invitation / Dr. Tambone

Leftist Leaflets in Little Libraries #1 / Peter Miles Bergman (Summer 2017; 5th ed., 2023)

The East Village Inky #66 / Ayun Halliday (June 2022)

Pirate Jenny (2nd ed.) / Ina Wudtke (2024)

Rut Zine #296 / Bianca Martin (x)

Rut Zine #343 / Bianca Martin (x)

Sappy Gazette #1: Transpiring Time & Space / Abbie (2024)

Culays [Heavy] / Mustafa Saeed (2024)

Offset Printed Artists' Books: A Chronology, 1960-2005 / Tony White (cur.) (Jan. 2018)

Robert Blackburn / [Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop]

The Desert Sun #60 / Billy (July 30, 2024)

Overdue Books; Returning Palestine’s “Abandoned Property” of 1948 / Hannah Mermelstein (2014)

The Desert Sun #61 / Billy (Aug. 24, 2024)

Lost Constellations of Athens: Five Legends / Lauren Fancher (2024) (x)

If These Walls Could Talk: A PhotoJournal Look Inside the Crumbling Campus of Central State Hospital, Milledgeville, Georgia / Janet Fugett (2015)

The Booty Keeps the Score: The Disorganized Attachment Dating Skillbuilder Workbook / tawnee smith (Spring 2021)

Cathode Ray Mission #3 / K Ratticus (ed.) (Fall 2024)*

The Desert Sun #62 / Billy (Sept. 29, 2024)

The Desert Sun #63 / Billy (Oct. 29, 2024)

The Desert Sun #63.5: Political Edition / Billy (mid-November 2024)

Behind the Zines #18 / Billy McCall (ed.) (Sept. 2024)

Tin Can Telephone #9: Test Cards & Radio Phonics / DJ Frederick Moe

where you from? #7: this is how I know I will be okay. / hope amico (Sept. 2024)

Straightaway Tangent #3: In Parallax / Sheila B. Ackerman & August Personage (Nov. 2024)

The Desert Sun #64 / Billy (Nov. 28, 2024)

The Desert Sun #65 / Billy (Dec. 24, 2024)

Zines read in 2024; asterisks * denote zines I’m in! When available, I have tried to provide links for: a digital version of the zine, a page from which to purchase the zine, the author’s website or social media, an alternate version of the text online, or further information about the author/title. I’m not cluttering the list up with individual links for all of Billy’s zines; his stuff can be found at Behind the Zines Distro.

[image-junkie]

Ato Ribeiro – Yokow’s Maple, 2023, repurposed wood, wood glue, 60″ x 60″

Ato Ribeiro works in a variety of media: sculpture, installation, drawing and printmaking. Born in Philadelphia in 1989, he spent his childhood and adolescence in Accra, Ghana. The articulation of his West African heritage and his African American identity is central to his art. This is evident in his wooden assemblages that reference both Ghanian strip-woven kente cloth and Black quilting traditions of the American South that were used as a symbolic language in the Underground Railroad, guiding slaves to freedom in the North.

Ribeiro works with discarded pieces of wood—a material that he defines as conceptually paralleling the way individuals of African heritage have been treated throughout history. He then pieces these precious scraps together into geometric patterns that are recognizable as a language and even hint at narrative but confound the viewer because their specific code and meanings are not necessarily decipherable. As the artist has explained, “My wooden kente and quilt works, mixed media installations and prints provide educational opportunities to seek out new points of reference, while preserving layers of African cultural heritage and varying ethnic perspectives.”

[k00321888]

Movement

Research

For my project on the theme of "Movement," I decided to explore resources that delve into the principles of my electives — Animation, Printmaking, and Graphic Design. At the library, I found a few interesting books: "How to Make Animated Films" by Tony White, "Creating Animated Cartoons with Character" by Joe Murray, "The Complete Guide to Digital Color" by Chris Linford, and "The Experimental Photography Workbook" by Christina Z. Anderson. I really liked these books because they include inspiring examples of work, great illustrations, and useful ideas for experimenting in my projects.

[k00319173]

Assemble

Artist Research

Glyn Smyth:

Top Left-Revelation (2020)

Top Right-Meridian Ruin (2020)

Middle Left-The Irrepassable Gate (2016)

Middle Right-Guiding Light (2017)

Bottom Left-Häxan (2019)

Bottom Right-Ex Libris : Io Pan! (2022)

Glyn Smyth is a modern day artist, a professional printmaker and illustrator among other disciplines. His work is inspired clearly by the Art Nouveau as well as Print and Pointillism, Smyth uses a variety of techniques to curate amazing pieces inspired by the occult and esoteric which is why I am inspired by this work. He focuses on ancient gods and witchcraft a lot in his work, themes which relate back to my own project in many ways.

You can find out more about Glyn Smyth and his artwork on his website here.

[mybeingthere]

Laura Boswell RE, British printmaker.

"I am printmaker working with linocut, woodblock and traditional Japanese woodblock printing. I have a degree in Art History/Visual Art from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and am elected to the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers.

I have attended three printmaking residencies in Japan, studying woodblock printmaking with master craftsmen and my book ‘Making Japanese Woodblock Prints’, Crowood Press, was published in 2019. My second book with Crowood ‘Linocut and Reduction Printing, Design and Techniques’ came out in early 2022".

[austin-in-taiwan]

July 13 - Taipei - Long Shan Temple, hot pot, Yuyu Yang

Our morning was filled with multiple incredible stops that showed me lots of Taipei culture. The first was a wet market, an outdoor market, only open in the mornings, where you buy any fresh groceries you would need. Some of the lots had specialized in entire chickens or beef, assorted fruits, assorted vegetables, clothing, infant clothing, shoes, or other items. Our tour guide, Peter, explained how these markets were more prevalent when he was younger, as there are now regular supermarkets that locals can also visit. Next up was the Long Shan temple (Dragon Mountain temple), which was very cool. Besides the temple's beautiful and intricate design, I took part in throwing the two moon blocks. Depending on which side faces up, you can get a yes, no, or maybe answer for any question you ask. I asked if I would get a good job soon and flipped a yes!! For the last part of the guided tour, we walked through a beautiful botanical garden and toured the Yuyu Yang (an esteemed Taiwanese artist) museum. I enjoyed how Yuyu Yang was excellent at not just one style of art but many different forms (laser art, sculpting, painting, etc). After this, we had the afternoon free, so 11 of us went and got an all-you-can-eat hotpot. It was a fantastic assortment. We got a spicy hotpot broth with tons of different meats and vegetables. We even all had a bite of a chicken testicle, which is apparently a delicacy. It didn't have a distinct taste, but it wasn't exactly good either. 

Academic Reflection

I learned many things from our tour guide, Peter, when touring Taipei today. First of all, the wet market was an incredible experience. Although supermarkets are now more popular, locals in Taiwan still often use these wet markets. One fact I found most interesting is when Peter was a kid, his grandma took him to the wet market, and they would pick a live chicken and slaughter it right in front of him. The advantage of this is that you know that the chicken you are buying is extremely fresh. 

Furthermore, I learned how Buddhism and Daoism (two of the most popular religions in Taiwan) were combined and used together sometimes. Specifically, the temple we visited (Long Shan Temple) was drawn from both religions. The best experience I had there was using the moon blocks. Yeh Lao Shi explained to us that after you throw them if the flat sides are both up, it means "maybe"; if the round sides are both up, it means "no," and if one side is flat and the other is round then it means "yes." Moon blocks are used to confirm various matters, such as correct ritual protocol, the gods' spiritual presence, or whether they have consumed the offerings made to them, in addition to questioning everyday matters.

Finally, I was very interested in the Yuyu Yang Museum. Although I have never had a significant interest in art, I found the museum on Yuyu Yang particularly interesting. To summarize what I read in the museum, Yang achieved incredible success in a wide range of mediums, such as watercolor, oil, woodblock print, comics, illustration, design, stone, clay, stainless steel sculptures, laser art, and more. His career cannot be reduced to a single title like "painter," "printmaker," or "sculptor," as he was a unique example of an all-around artist in Taiwan's modern art history. Throughout the museum, tons of art show his success. I particularly enjoyed the "Advent of the Phoenix" piece. 

[abwwia]

Betye Saar, Black Girl's Window, 1969

Wooden window frame with paint, cut-and-pasted printed and painted papers, daguerreotype, lenticular, print, and plastic figurine, 35 3/4 x 18 x 1 1/2" (90.8 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm). Gift of Candace King Weir through | The Modern Women's Fund, and Committee on Painting and Sculpture Funds. ©Betye Saar, courtesy the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles

Betye Irene Saar is an African-American artist known for her work in the medium of assemblage. Saar has been called "a legend" in the world of contemporary art. She is a visual storyteller and an accomplished printmaker. Wikipedia

Born: July 30, 1926, Los Angeles, California, United States

Listen to a guided meditation, based on the work of Betye Saar. Black Girl’s Window which was created in 1969, by Dr. Sarà King, neuroscientist and a medical anthropologist.

#womensart #womensart1 #artbywomen #blackartist #BlackFemaleArtist #BetyeSaar

[chlorophylliccoyote]

If you need someone to come help run your printing press (for your bibbles) please let me know. I would love to learn how to use one (I'm very smart)

Sadly the only print presses I have are my paws, however I do plan on making and posting a guide on introductory and cheap hand relief printing.

However I do have basic knowledge on etching/relief printing presses and general printmaking know how. Etching/relief presses are just 2 rollers that sandwich a tabletop, and you can adjust the pressure that is applied to this tabletop. For relief and monotypes you want to use a lighter pressure since you don't want the paper to squeeze into the recesses of the block (relief), or you don't want to break the plexiglass plate that you're using (monotype). However for etching and intaglio prints you do want to lean a bit into the pressure, so that the damp cottony paper you're using can get into the recesses that hold the ink you're using, and also copper and the other metal sheets that are used for intaglio printing can better withstand this pressure when compared to relief and monotype materials (wood, linoleum, and the aforementioned plexiglass).

I know very little about lithography and even less about the printing press that uses it, but I know a decent amount about screen printing and that it doesn't use a press.