printmaking

American  

[print-mey-king] / ˈprɪntˌmeɪ kɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of printmaking

First recorded in 1925–30; print + making

Example Sentences

Mr. Puryear absorbed Scandinavian principles of design while studying printmaking at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

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.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

“I value a family business that keeps the craft of letterpress, an important printmaking tradition, alive and accessible to L.A. artists and businesses,” Fairey echoes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2024

Perhaps the distinction between original and copy is not so critical in printmaking after all.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson