Surface printing

Surface printing machines are structured similarly to a ferris wheel, with a large central roller over which the paper travels; the individual ink rollers transfer an image to the paper on the main roller.

[3] Surface printing machines are structured similarly to a ferris wheel, with a large central roller that the paper travels over.

Up to 12 individual ink rollers transfer an image to the paper on the main roller, laying down heavy amounts of ink.

[4][5] Because the ink is pushed onto the paper, the images are not as crisp as the other methods.

[citation needed] Because of the amount of ink required for impressions, and the inexact image rendering, surface printing has a very distinct look.