One of the most common techniques we offer at Chemistry Prints, lithography, works with the repelling properties of oil and water layers. Traditionally, we would draw on limestone or metal plates using greasy chalk or Indian ink, then chemically treat the surface so only the greasy drawing attracts ink while the rest repels it. We’d then apply paint to the plate and transfer it to paper using a lithographic press, creating delicate, detailed prints. Nowadays, modern machines ​​have replaced manual drawing and plate preparation, making our production faster and more precise. In our shop, you'll find lithographs by Jan Soumar, Lucie J. Skřivánková, Markéta Kolářová, Karel Jerie and other artists.

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Screen printing exploits the principle of a stencil – we prepare the motif on a silk or synthetic screen. Some of the motif’s parts are closed (e.g. with an emulsion) while some others remain permeable. Then we press the paint through the screen onto the substrate – usually a paper, but sometimes also a textile or another material. We opt for screen printing when we want to print large series in vivid colors.

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Linocut is a simple technique favored by several of our artists – for instance Štěpán Mikulenka and Eva Yurková– for its sharp lines and bold contrasts. The linocut process begins with carving the motif into a piece of linoleum. The carved-away areas will remain white in the final print, while the raised surfaces are rolled with ink and pressed onto paper to create the image.

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Similar to screen printing, risography is a stencil-based yet automated printing process. With riso printing, the colors – bright, often transparent, and easy to layer – are printed separately, similar to offset printing. You’ll find risoprints in the works of Patrik Kriššák and Lívia Mezovská.

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Using inkjet or laser printing, digital printing transfers the art design directly from the digital original to paper (or another surface). Digital printing is fast, precise and works well for both small series and large format prints.

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Primarily used for artwork reproduction, giclée is a type of high-quality inkjet printing that employs special pigment inks and archival papers to ensure longevity and accuracy of color reproduction. Among Chemistry Prints, you’ll find giclée printing on lithographic paper in the works of Michal Bačák and Marek Mičánek.

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A traditional technique, offset printing, works with indirect printing. Here, we transfer the ink from the printing plate to a rubber cylinder. Then it goes to the paper. Offset printing is mainly used for large volumes – such as magazines, books and advertising materials – because of its high quality, production speed, material versatility and low unit costs.