What is Printmaking?
Printmaking is the process of making artworks with the use of printing. There are different types of printmaking which are woodcut, metalcut, linocut, lithography, and etc. People all over the world use printmaking. Everyone knows the importance of printmaking and the techniques of it. Printmaking can create a variety of special artworks. Printmaking is important to more people than others.
Printmaking began in China after paper was invented around AD 105. In Europe printmaking began showing up in the 15th century. Another type of printmaking is relief printing. Relief printing is the process where protruding surface faces of the printing plate or block are inked. This technique was created by Peta Jayne Smith. The tools she used were a brayer, roller,paper, and a printing plate or block of course. I picked this image because it was eye catching to me and everything wa artistically drawn. 
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