What is printmaking?

A print is a copy of something. If I put marker on my finger and then press my paper against the paper, it creates a FINGERPRINT. If I put my hand in paint and press it against paper, it creates a HANDPRINT. Do you see a common word?

There are many ways to make a print.

You can make it with bubblewrap and get a neat texture.

We can only get ONE copy from bubblewrap, so we call it a MONOPRINT. "Mono" means "one". So, 1 print!

There are ways you can get several copies...

You can draw on styrofoam and make many prints.

Sometimes printmakers carve into wood, metal, or linoleum.

Here is a printmaker at work. He is able to get many, many prints from this method.

People have been printmaking for a very long time. Here is a Japanese print.

Of course, we still do printmaking. We make art, posters, invitations, and other paper goods. Here are some cool things I found from now.