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Relief printing
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See also: Flexography and Letterpress printing
Relief printing is a family of printing methods where a printing block, plate or matrix, which has had ink applied to its non-recessed surface, is brought into contact with paper. The non-recessed surface will leave ink on the paper, whereas the recessed areas will not. A printing press may not be needed, as the back of the paper can be rubbed or pressed by hand with a simple tool such as a brayer or roller. In contrast, in intaglio printing, the recessed areas are printed.
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Relief printing is one of the traditional families of printmaking techniques, along with the intaglio and planographic families, though modern developments have created others.