Placing ink on the printing slab.Using hand-operated or power-driven machines and presses to make prints.Cleaning up the printing slab, press bed and plate using various solvents.

Using sharp tools for cutting, engraving or incising wood and other resistant materials, eg, Perspex, linoleum or hardboard.The use of scissors for cutting paper and board.The use of craft knives and scalpels, with and without cutting mats.

Etching zinc or copper plates for intaglio printing using dilute nitric acid.

Sensitising and curing photosensitive inks and resists.Exposing treated screens for screen printing.