Which printmaking process involves pressing a plate with paper to create an image?

The process that involves pressing a plate with paper to create an image is intaglio. In intaglio printmaking, an image is incised into a surface, and the incised area holds the ink. After inking the plate, excess ink is wiped off the surface, leaving ink only in the grooves. The plate and paper are then placed in a printing press, which applies pressure, causing the paper to make contact with the inked areas of the plate. This results in a printed image on the paper.

Relief printing, on the other hand, involves carving a design into a surface where the raised areas are inked and pressed onto paper. Drypoint is a specific technique within intaglio where a sharp needle is used to scratch the image into a plate, but it still falls under the broader category of intaglio processes. Screen printing involves forcing ink through a mesh screen to create an image, which does not utilize a plate in the same manner as intaglio. Therefore, intaglio is the proper term for the process described in the question.