Printmaking
Printmaking incorporates many different processes including relief, intaglio, silkscreen, and monotype. Whether you want to create multiples or a one-off piece, each technique has its distinctive characteristics offering a wide range of expressive possibilities.
Relief and lino printing are methods where ink is applied to the surface of an incised plate or block, and a print is taken either by press or by hand.
Intaglio is the form of printmaking in which the image is incised into the printing plate. Techniques include etching, engraving, drypoint, mezzotint and collagraph.
Lithography involves the drawing of a design onto a surface using an oil based material. Browse a selection of materials for lithography.
Screen printing is a quick, easy, and versatile method of printmaking often used for graphic arts. In this section, you will find everything you need to get screen printing.
These sturdy, high quality presses can be used for etching, lino, lithography, and woodblock. In this section, you will also find a range of printmaking equipment.
A wide range of paper designed for printmaking techniques. Available in a range of sizes and formats.
Sets are a great way to try a new medium or brand or to expand your collection, and make excellent gifts too.
We have over 600 book titles and over 200 DVDs to help inspire and motivate your artistic practice.
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An Introduction to Printmaking
From its centuries-old tradition of reproduction and communication, fine art printmaking has developed into a primary means of expression.
Artists can explore the creative potential of so many exciting techniques, from the quick, graphic statement of a simple linocut to the wonderful velvety depths of an aquatint etching. There are so many forms of printmaking you can engage with, all of them offering rich possibilities.
Artists are always innovating, and boundaries are being pushed back all the time, with major breakthroughs in less harmful methods of working established in the last few decades. We will endeavour to reflect these new developments in the products we offer and add to our already established lines Cranfield Caligo, Akua, Lascaux, and Permaset. Of course, we will continue to build on the best of traditional materials, which when used in conjunction with a low-toxic studio practice, represent tried and tested reliability and flexibility.
At its most fundamental, the thrill of lifting the corner of the paper to reveal your print has never really gone away.