Exploring Printmaking: A Practical Guide to Printmaking Techniques

by Gill Thompson

Featuring a variety of unique projects to inspire printmakers of all levels, this is a comprehensive introduction to printmaking.

This practical guide offers a wide range of skills including monoprinting, block-printing, linoprinting, collagraph, drypoint etching and eco printing. Each printmaking method is explained with clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations and is accompanied by simple projects that are a natural progression from the print techniques learned.

These activities can be carried out at home without the need for costly or complicated tools and equipment, and include ways of using materials that are easily accessible. Using objects such as bottle tops and kitchen utensils, you'll learn how to create unique designs suitable for printing onto gift tags, fabric and more. The book is suitable for beginners and will also inspire and renew the interest of the more experienced printmaker in these versatile artforms and the multitude of applications that they can be used for.

176 pages, Paperback

Published July 29, 2025

Reviews

[Martyna · Rating 4 out of 5]

fajne wprowadzenie do robienia monoprintów, linorytów czy cyjanotypów. jeżeli ktoś nie zna tych technik i chciałby zacząć je robić to myślę, że ta książka byłaby pomocna. liczyłam na więcej porad dla bardziej zaawansowanych twórców i niestety tego tam nie było, ale już wiem, jaką książkę będę polecać laikom, którzy mówią mi, że chcieliby tak, jak ja robić linoryty.

[Scott Wiggerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear and well-illustrated--a great beginning to printmaking techniques that do not require a press!