Printmaking

Press, Create, Repeat: Discover the Art of Printmaking

What is Printmaking?

Printmaking is an artistic process based on the principle of transferring images from a template called a matrix, made of wood, metal, or glass onto another surface, most often paper or fabric. Traditional printmaking techniques include woodcut, etching, engraving, and lithography, while modern artists have expanded available techniques to include screen printing.Even more info:
The design is created on the matrix by working its flat surface with either tools or chemicals. The matrix is then inked in order to transfer it onto the desired surface. To print from a matrix requires the application of controlled pressure, most often achieved by using a printing press, which creates an even impression of the design when it is printed onto the paper or fabric. The resulting print is often the mirror image of the original design on the matrix. One of the great benefits of printmaking is that multiple impressions of the same design can be printed from a single matrix.

"What Is Printmaking?" The Met, Met, 10 Oct. 2023, www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/collection-areas/drawings-and-prints/materials-and-techniques/printmaking. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023

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