printmaking

[print-mey-king]

noun

1. the art or technique of making prints, especially as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of printmaking¹

First recorded in 1925–30; print + making

Example Sentences

In school, she pursued editorial layout design and printmaking, as well as minors in sociology and arts management and administration.

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The Arts Fund noted how Chapter "continues to co-create exceptional programmes that enrich Cardiff's cultural landscape", from printmaking to music.

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Mothersbaugh always knew he’d be in a band, but he went to Kent State to study art, especially drawn to printmaking and calligraphy.

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And there is Van Gogh's At Eternity's Gate - one of the very rare survivals of his first printmaking campaign during which he produced six lithographs in November 1882.

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Friends also describe her as being an exceptional painter who made creative works in other mediums including ceramics and printmaking.

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