Printmaking Techniques
There is a deep history of information on the diverse techniques of printmaking practiced over time. Below is a selection of more recent and accessible publications, videos, and digital sources.
General References
“What Is Printmaking?”
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019.
“Printmaking Processes”
Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2008.
Relief | Intaglio | Lithography | Screenprinting
“Prints: Identification and Characterization of Materials and Techniques,” in Descriptive Terminology for Works of Art on Paper
Nancy Ash, Scott Homolka, and Stephanie Lussier. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2013: 85–138.
The Printed Picture
Richard Benson. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2008.
Printmaking: A Complete Guide to Materials & Processes
Bill Fick and Beth Grabowski. 2nd ed. London: Laurence King, 2015.
How to Identify Print: A Complete Guide to Manual and Mechanical Processes from Woodcut to Inkjet
Bamber Gascoigne. 2nd ed. London: Thames and Hudson, 2004.
Prints and Printmaking: An Introduction to the History and Techniques
Antony Griffiths. 2nd ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996.
IFPDA Glossary of Printmaking Terms and Techniques
International Fine Print Dealers Association. New York: IFPDA, 2021.
Printmaking: History and Process
Donald Saff and Deli Sacilotto. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978.
Specific Techniques
Relief
The Thames and Hudson Manual of Wood Engraving
Walter Chamberlain. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.
Color Woodblock Printmaking: The Traditional Method of Ukiyo-E
Margaret Miller Kanada. Tokyo: Tuttle Pub, 1989.
“Inking Metal Type” and “Printing on a Gutenberg Press”
Zac Richins, 2012. Inking | Printing
Japanese Print-Making: A Handbook of Traditional & Modern Techniques
Toshi Yoshida and Rei Yuki. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1966.
Intaglio
Magical Secrets about Line Etching & Engraving: The Step-by-Step Art of Incised Lines
Catherine Brooks and Kathan Brown. San Francisco: Crown Point Press, 2007.
Magical Secrets about Thinking Creatively: The Art of Etching and the Truth of Life
Kathan Brown. San Francisco: Crown Point Press, 2006.
“Magical Secrets: Process”
Crown Point Press.
“From Paper to Copper: The Engraver’s Process”
Andrew Stein Raftery. Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 2009.
Magical Secrets about Chine Collé: Pasting, Printing, Mounting & Leafing Step-by-Step
Brian Shure. San Francisco: Crown Point Press, 2009.
Engraving and Etching 1400-2000: A History of the Development of Manual Intaglio Printmaking Processes
Ad Stijnman. London: Archetype Publications, in association with Hes & de Graf, Netherlands, 2012.
Magical Secrets about Aquatint: Spit Bite, Sugar Lift & Other Etched Tones Step-by-Step
Emily York and Kathan Brown. San Francisco: Crown Point Press, 2008.
Lithography
Tamarind Techniques for Fine Art Lithography
Marjorie Devon, Bill Lagattuta, and Rodney Hamon. New York: Abrams, 2009.
Tamarind Institute: Lithography 101
Tamarind Institute.
Screenprinting
A History of Screen Printing: How an Art Evolved into an Industry
Guido Lengwiler and Richard S. Field. Cincinnati: ST Media Group International, 2013.
Print Liberation: The Screen Printing Primer
Nick Paparone, Jamie Dillon, and Luren Jenison. Cincinnati : North Light Books, 2008.
Digital and Photomechanical Processes
Post-Digital Printmaking: CNC, Traditional and Hybrid Techniques
Paul Catanese and Angela Geary. London: A & C Black, 2012.
The Digital Print: Identification and Preservation
Martin C. Jürgens. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 2009.
Architectural Photoreproductions: A Manual For Identification and Care
Eléonore Kissel and Erin Vigneau. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press; New York: New York Botanical Garden, 2009.
Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes
Luis Nadeau. Fredericton, NB: Atelier Luis Nadeau, 1994.
The Atlas of Analytical Signatures of Photographic Processes
Dusan C. Stulik and Art Kaplan. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 2013.