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5 articles tagged with "printmaking"

Open Edition vs Limited Edition Prints: What the Difference Means for Buyers
Art Business
14 min read

Open Edition vs Limited Edition Prints: What the Difference Means for Buyers

"Limited edition prints are artworks produced in a fixed number, authorised by the artist or their estate. Once an edition is complete, no further works are made in that format. Because supply is capped from the outset, scarcity is built in." The print market has grown its share in the auction market by 52 percent between 2015 and 2025. Here is what the difference means for buyers.

Woodblock Printing: Japanese Tradition and Contemporary Practice
Craft and Making
12 min read

Woodblock Printing: Japanese Tradition and Contemporary Practice

Woodblock printing is one of the oldest printmaking techniques still actively practised. This guide covers the history of ukiyo-e, how Japanese woodblock prints are made, key artists from Hokusai to contemporary practitioners working with the Adachi Institute in 2025 and 2026, and why relief printing on wood remains a vital medium today.

Monotype Printing: The Printmaking Technique That Only Works Once
Art Techniques
10 min read

Monotype Printing: The Printmaking Technique That Only Works Once

Learn how monotype printing creates unique, one-of-a-kind prints through additive and reductive techniques. Discover how Degas used monotype to create some of his most experimental work and how to try it yourself.

Hokusai: The Great Wave, Manga, and a Lifetime of Reinvention
Artist Spotlight
9 min read

Hokusai: The Great Wave, Manga, and a Lifetime of Reinvention

Discover the extraordinary life and art of Katsushika Hokusai. From The Great Wave to his Manga sketchbooks, explore how he spent ninety years reinventing himself and left behind one of the most influential bodies of work in art history.

Printmaking 101: Linocut, Etching, and Screen Printing
Art Techniques
13 min read

Printmaking 101: Linocut, Etching, and Screen Printing

Learn the major printmaking techniques: relief printing, intaglio etching, lithography, and screen printing. From Durer and Rembrandt to Warhol and contemporary practice, understand how prints are made and why they matter.

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