adjective
- relating to or involving a printing process where the image and non-image areas are on the same plane
Usage: printing technology
Examples
- Lithography is the most common planographic printing method.
- The planographic process relies on the principle that oil and water repel each other.
- Modern offset printing uses planographic plates made of aluminum.
- Artists often prefer planographic techniques for creating fine art prints.
- The planographic method produces smooth, even tones in printed images.