printmaking

noun

print·​mak·​ing ˈprint-ˌmā-kiŋ How to pronounce printmaking (audio)
: the design and production of prints by an artist
printmaker noun

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The exhibition will feature painting, sculpture, printmaking and photography from the likes of Margaret Bourke-White, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean Tinguely, among others. Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025 Both have taken many art classes at OLCSH and wanted to learn more about the arts via drawing challenges, group activities and printmaking and photography classes during the camp. Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025 Hom’s art uses experimental craft techniques and dyes from plant matter, while Rubottom’s spans painting, collage, textile, printmaking, book arts and letterpress. La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 The Anderson Ranch is a four-and-a-half-acre art center that offers classes in pottery, ceramics, sculpture, painting, printmaking, 3D fabrication, woodworking, and metalworks, to people of all ages and all abilities. Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for printmaking

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First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of printmaking was in 1795

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“Printmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/printmaking. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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