printmaking

noun

print·​mak·​ing ˈprint-ˌmā-kiŋ 

: the design and production of prints by an artist

printmaker

ˈprint-ˌmā-kər 

noun

Examples of printmaking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Inspired by the company’s landmark Helsinki printing mill, the store’s design from the in-house team will include industrial elements, primary color accents, and references to the brand’s decades of printmaking heritage. —Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025

Her interdisciplinary practice combines various printmaking processes, bookbinding and fiber arts. —Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025

The artist recently completed a residency at Officina Stamperia del Notaio in Tusa, Sicily, which further enriched her printmaking practice. —Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025

Photo courtesy of Templon, Paris - Brussels For the past 70 years, Jim Dine has remained one of the most singular voices in contemporary art with a practice that spans painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and poetry. —Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for printmaking

• awaking
• backbreaking
• bookmaking
• breathtaking
• brickmaking
• caretaking
• dressmaking
• filmmaking
• forsaking
• glassmaking
• groundbreaking
• haymaking