This FREE foundational course in printmaking explains all about what printmaking is, setting up your studio space and provides a general discussion on materials.

This course Printmaking Foundations should give you a good background to what printmaking is and the types of printmaking that I cover during my individual online courses.

From here I would recommend moving onto the Drawing and Ideas for Print Course and from there onto the individual technique courses where you can learn and explore those techniques you are most interested in.

Printmaking is essentially the process of creating an original ‘print’, by transferring an impression from one surface to another. In other words it is not a direct process such as drawing or painting but any method that allows an artist to create an image in one place that is then transferred to another. Prints are usually created onto paper but experimenting with other materials is very common.