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Silkscreen – Just an Introduction About Image Resolution

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The definition of a digital image encompasses all genres originating, manipulated, or stored in electronic format – characterized by a strictly visual state, without physical or tangible form. However, in the context of graphic arts, it is common to opt for a pertinent differentiation between digital image and graphic image, considering the direct and significant influence that this difference implies in distinct printing techniques. Following this, the term “digital” ends up being more associated with photographic images or those structured in pixels, while the term “graphic” is linked to flat or vector images. Both types are still electronic formats, but with completely different structures.

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Silkscreen – About Historical Notes

The earliest known example of a stencil dates back to 35,000 to 40,000 BCE, in the Stone Age (Paleolithic), and consisted of the direct use of human hands to represent symbols on cave walls by blowing pigment onto them. From there evolved the stencil technique, corresponding to the reproduction of a symbol by applying ink through a cutout, which began with cutting out tree leaves and fruit peels combined with natural dyes, progressing to a diversity of materials and methods as the characteristic development of each era and location developed. Much later, this technique derived an essentially simple printing process with a long and…