While colour laser printing is a popular option for general office work, inkjet printers still dominate the graphics industry, all offering large-format models from the big three manufacturers-HP, Canon and Epson. The larger and higher-quality the printer, the better whatever technology you choose.
A digital download in the form of art, graphic designs, and even text is a printable one. You can download and print them from your own computer from a website. Cards, art prints, clip art, digital stamps, calendars, stickers, and entire art projects are some examples of printable items.
The earliest known form of printing applied to paper was woodblock printing, which appeared prior to 220 AD in China. Later developments in printing technology include the movable type invented by Bi Sheng around 1040 AD and the printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century.
No, unlike the ink used on inkjet printers, toners from laser printers do not dry up even if you leave them for a long time. Instead of ink, laser printers require toner, a fine powder that forms the text and images that you print on the paper found in a toner cartridge.
In 2 color printing, instead of one on lower end marketing materials, two ink colors are used, vs. four on higher-end commercially printed pieces. Typically, the inks used are Pantone ® colors, and are frequently used in a unique color to print a logo, design or symbol.
DTG Printing is also the best option if you are looking to print just a few (1-5) t-shirts, since it is as easy as loading a blank shirt into the DTG Printing machine and printing directly on it, while screen printing requires you to print your t-shirt through a multi-step, back-breaking process.
Thanks to PNGs' high color depth, the format can handle high resolution photos easily. However, since it is a lossless web format, file sizes tend to become very large. PNG graphics are optimized for the screen. You could definitely print out a PNG, but you'd be better off with a JPEG (lossy) or a TIFF file.
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