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printmaker

printmaker

1 5.6
A person who creates images on paper using ink and techniques like etching or engraving
  • noun
  • /ˈprɪntˌmeɪkər/
translation icon : grabador
  • He has made a name for himself as a talented printmaker, known for his unique style and artistic vision.
  • printmaker and artist
  • printmaker and graphic designer
  • Italian printmaker

Korot was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching.

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Examples

  • Korot was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching.

  • A panel of outstanding Northwest printmakers will present and comment on their work.

    Academic text (1995)
  • On the right, the printmaker extends his hands to receive the plate.

    Academic text (1995)
  • If I am successful as a printmaker, my viewers look at my work with joy at its beauty.

    Blog text (6)
  • We're also using a specialist fine art printmaker in New York City for the job, not a general commercial printer.

    Blog text (6)
  • Painter, printmaker, and sculptor Nancy Wells has been seriously involved in making art for the last thirty years.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Printmaker Norman Lau, FPSA, has created educational programs with his digital images.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Catlett (b. 1915) is a U.S.-born printmaker and sculptor who, as of 2004, is still working.

    Academic text (2004)
  • As a skilled printmaker, she spends hours designing intricate patterns for her prints.

  • The gallery showcased the innovation of contemporary printmakers who use traditional techniques.

Synonyms

engraver
vsprintmaker
4 5.3

A person who cuts designs or words into metal, wood and glass

is the broader print designer not limited to one surface or method
etcher
vsprintmaker
1 7.1

A person who uses acid to make designs on metal plates

is the general artist who works with many print techniques
lithographer
vsprintmaker
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A person who makes prints using a flat stone or metal plate

is the general artist who uses multiple printmaking techniques

How Skilled

printmaker
1 5.6
inker
  • Archaic
7.7

Surface Forms

printmaker singular
printmakers plural

Morphology

printmaker = print + maker (transparent) = print + maker

A direct compound of two familiar nouns 'print' + 'maker' with the expected agentive meaning 'a person who makes prints'.

Etymology

Printmaker is made of print and maker. Think of print as an image made by 'pressing' ink onto paper, like with a printing press, so a printmaker is someone who makes those images.