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Printmaking

An artwork medium that transfers images through a matrix or screen

An artwork medium that transfers images through a matrix or screen.

Painting & Drawing Media
Printmaking · Medium-sized dog

Medium-sized dog

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A phrase to start with

Structures the image as printmaking.

Appearance and effects

Image transfer through a matrix is implied.

Visual traits

  • matrix transfer
  • printed impression
  • repeatable image

Expected changes

  • Image transfer through a matrix is more likely to appear

Five examples

1 — Medium-sized dog
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2 — Cat
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3 — Teenage boy
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4 — Unoccupied interior
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5 — Valley with a river and mountain ranges
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Meaning and scope

Definition

Printmaking is an artwork medium that transfers images to a support through a matrix, screen, or related means. It does not determine print type, press, ink, or making process.

In more detail

It is treated as repeatable image transfer. It is distinct from a printing press, print-misregistration appearance, and a particular print technique.

Includes

  • Artwork that transfers an image through a matrix

Excludes

  • A particular print type, press, ink, or making process

What this does not imply

  • A particular print type, press, ink, or making process

Variability

Print type and impression texture can be adjusted separately.

Usage and adjustments

Usage

  • Use it as a medium specification

Distinguish similar expressions

  • Specify the print type separately

Typical uses

  • Compose an image as printmaking

Possible failure modes

  • It becomes fixed as photographic printing

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